Dr. Joseph Gilgour President | Mineral Area College
Dr. Joseph Gilgour President | Mineral Area College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $652,823, with the women’s team receiving $326,355.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in St. Francois County have grown 99%.
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 | $326,355 | 13.9% | $2,354,501 |
| 2022 | $231,102 | 11.9% | $1,943,852 |
| 2021 | $252,094 | 14% | $1,796,099 |
| 2020 | $234,029 | 17.2% | $1,358,170 |
| 2019 | $256,941 | 16% | $1,606,364 |
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