Dr. Carlos Vargas President | Southeast Missouri State University
Dr. Carlos Vargas President | Southeast Missouri State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,593,392, with the men’s team receiving $1,529,076.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cape Girardeau County have grown 94.3%.
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 | $1,529,076 | 10.1% | $15,072,513 |
| 2022 | $1,316,118 | 10.7% | $12,259,063 |
| 2021 | $1,086,190 | 8.8% | $12,322,471 |
| 2020 | $1,391,207 | 10.7% | $12,946,731 |
| 2019 | $1,304,144 | 10.1% | $12,907,418 |
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