David Cook, NDSU President | North Dakota State University-Main Campus
David Cook, NDSU President | North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,479,982, with the women’s team receiving $1,714,139.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cass County have grown 109.1%.
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 | $1,714,139 | 5.7% | $29,824,792 |
| 2022 | $1,415,993 | 5.3% | $26,554,998 |
| 2021 | $1,114,184 | 5.4% | $20,515,637 |
| 2020 | $1,580,034 | 5.6% | $28,375,430 |
| 2019 | $1,439,776 | 5.2% | $27,489,584 |
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