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 women’s team receiving $392,770.
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 | $392,770 | 6.9% | $5,664,374 |
| 2022 | $455,592 | 8.4% | $5,393,327 |
| 2021 | $373,656 | 9.1% | $4,115,461 |
| 2020 | $419,829 | 8.2% | $5,133,994 |
| 2019 | $466,139 | 8.7% | $5,336,789 |
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