Patricia H. Draves, PhD President | Graceland University-Lamoni
Patricia H. Draves, PhD President | Graceland University-Lamoni
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,092,833, with the men’s team receiving $623,027.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Decatur County have grown 84.1%.
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 | $623,027 | 7.6% | $8,160,336 |
| 2022 | $722,893 | 9.9% | $7,287,779 |
| 2021 | $421,398 | 7.6% | $5,539,174 |
| 2020 | $465,032 | 10% | $4,641,452 |
| 2019 | $508,370 | 9.1% | $5,612,324 |
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