Dr. Gene Pfeifer President | Bethany Lutheran College
Dr. Gene Pfeifer President | Bethany Lutheran College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,720,178, with men’s teams receiving $918,572.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Blue Earth County have grown 103.6%.
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 | $918,572 | 4.9% | $18,689,330 |
| 2022 | $785,719 | 4.5% | $17,531,201 |
| 2021 | $673,361 | 4.7% | $14,349,115 |
| 2020 | $814,756 | 5.2% | $15,543,982 |
| 2019 | $781,944 | 5.3% | $14,727,779 |
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