Dr. Lisa Avery President | Linn-Benton Community College
Dr. Lisa Avery President | Linn-Benton Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $275,684, with the women’s team receiving $136,529.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Linn County have grown 267.9%.
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 | $136,529 | 15.5% | $880,191 |
| 2022 | $125,106 | 14.5% | $865,579 |
| 2021 | $103,859 | 16.3% | $635,895 |
| 2020 | $94,665 | 16.8% | $565,104 |
| 2019 | $95,115 | 17.9% | $531,336 |
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