Dr. John Shannon President | Trine University
Dr. John Shannon President | Trine University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $669,784, with the women’s team receiving $359,065.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Steuben County have grown 248%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $359,065 | 6.4% | $5,608,909 |
| 2022 | $319,638 | 6.2% | $5,170,263 |
| 2021 | $214,262 | 5.4% | $3,965,746 |
| 2020 | $270,460 | 6.3% | $4,276,286 |
| 2019 | $206,307 | 5% | $4,138,941 |
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