Dr. Matt Thompson, President | Indian Hills Community College
Dr. Matt Thompson, President | Indian Hills Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $659,806, with the men’s team receiving $659,806.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wapello County have grown 223.4%.
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 | $659,806 | 14.5% | $4,548,830 |
| 2022 | $636,392 | 14.4% | $4,420,691 |
| 2021 | $511,631 | 13.6% | $3,757,718 |
| 2020 | $522,428 | 19% | $2,745,039 |
| 2019 | $601,031 | 23.2% | $2,592,044 |
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