Diana Lovell President | Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Diana Lovell President | Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $781,233, with the men’s team receiving $388,463.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Custer County have grown 81.6%.
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 | $388,463 | 6.9% | $5,664,374 |
| 2022 | $396,704 | 7.4% | $5,393,327 |
| 2021 | $338,648 | 8.2% | $4,115,461 |
| 2020 | $380,660 | 7.4% | $5,133,994 |
| 2019 | $372,752 | 7% | $5,336,789 |
Alerts Sign-up