Dr. Alan D. LaFave, President | Valley City State University
Dr. Alan D. LaFave, President | Valley City State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $534,975, with the women’s team receiving $282,158.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Barnes County have grown 125.3%.
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 | $282,158 | 9.1% | $3,115,205 |
| 2022 | $257,982 | 8.8% | $2,947,772 |
| 2021 | $241,988 | 8% | $3,020,014 |
| 2020 | $244,921 | 9% | $2,718,147 |
| 2019 | $276,944 | 8.8% | $3,152,430 |
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