John McVay President | Walla Walla University
John McVay President | Walla Walla University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,303,987, with women’s teams receiving $625,781.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Walla Walla County have grown 97.6%.
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 | $625,781 | 9.5% | $6,594,328 |
| 2022 | $575,980 | 10.2% | $5,623,008 |
| 2021 | $239,765 | 6.7% | $3,575,173 |
| 2020 | $574,242 | 9.9% | $5,818,831 |
| 2019 | $495,485 | 9.5% | $5,194,727 |
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