WSU System President, Kirk H. Schulz | Washington State University
WSU System President, Kirk H. Schulz | Washington State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $9,789,357, with the men’s team receiving $5,867,954.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Whitman County have grown 107.7%.
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 | $5,867,954 | 7.4% | $79,015,052 |
| 2022 | $5,761,916 | 7% | $82,858,720 |
| 2021 | $5,630,389 | 10.3% | $54,471,013 |
| 2020 | $6,778,055 | 10% | $67,757,708 |
| 2019 | $5,483,898 | 7.2% | $75,957,792 |
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