Chad Wiginton, Ed.D - President | Western Oklahoma State College
Chad Wiginton, Ed.D - President | Western Oklahoma State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $387,771, with the men’s team receiving $235,337.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 28.9%.
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 | $235,337 | 17% | $1,385,714 |
| 2022 | $218,969 | 17.1% | $1,281,791 |
| 2021 | $175,137 | 14.1% | $1,242,768 |
| 2020 | $164,691 | 14.5% | $1,136,528 |
| 2019 | $173,205 | 14.2% | $1,218,772 |
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