Dr. Kyle Stafford President | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Dr. Kyle Stafford President | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $377,816, with the women’s team receiving $170,563.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ottawa County have grown 125.1%.
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 | $170,563 | 6.7% | $2,539,495 |
| 2022 | $174,797 | 7.4% | $2,372,181 |
| 2021 | $208,521 | 7.6% | $2,747,111 |
| 2020 | $157,538 | 5.7% | $2,775,343 |
| 2019 | $151,255 | 5.2% | $2,923,844 |
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