Douglas A. Girod, Chancellor | University of Kansas
Douglas A. Girod, Chancellor | University of Kansas
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $21,920,605, with women’s teams receiving $5,506,751.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Douglas County have grown 139.9%.
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 | $5,506,751 | 3.5% | $155,658,870 |
| 2022 | $4,718,368 | 3.5% | $134,626,154 |
| 2021 | $3,606,929 | 3.2% | $114,114,822 |
| 2020 | $3,941,317 | 3.2% | $121,808,113 |
| 2019 | $4,249,584 | 3.3% | $128,712,438 |
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