Rebecca M. Bergman President | Gustavus Adolphus College
Rebecca M. Bergman President | Gustavus Adolphus College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $435,004, with the women’s team receiving $219,212.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Nicollet County have grown 35.3%.
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 | $219,212 | 4.2% | $5,260,711 |
| 2022 | $236,562 | 4.9% | $4,856,884 |
| 2021 | $161,424 | 4.6% | $3,481,473 |
| 2020 | $170,862 | 4.1% | $4,199,259 |
| 2019 | $170,225 | 3.8% | $4,442,127 |
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