LCC President Dr. Matt Seimears | Lower Columbia College
LCC President Dr. Matt Seimears | Lower Columbia College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $138,011, with the women’s team receiving $69,641.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cowlitz County have grown 18.7%.
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 | $69,641 | 9.9% | $704,207 |
| 2022 | $65,927 | 10.6% | $622,843 |
| 2021 | $40,683 | 7.8% | $520,511 |
| 2020 | $59,260 | 9.5% | $621,221 |
| 2019 | $47,662 | 8.2% | $584,471 |
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