Lori S. White, Ph.D. President | Depauw University
Lori S. White, Ph.D. President | Depauw University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $713,929, with the men’s team receiving $337,067.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Putnam County have grown 115.4%.
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 | $337,067 | 5.5% | $6,179,966 |
| 2022 | $339,352 | 6.9% | $4,895,438 |
| 2021 | $256,738 | 7.8% | $3,306,765 |
| 2020 | $261,105 | 6% | $4,340,785 |
| 2019 | $301,840 | 6.8% | $4,458,852 |
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