Charles F. Robinson Chancellor | University of Arkansas
Charles F. Robinson Chancellor | University of Arkansas
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $19,401,656, with the men’s team receiving $13,804,715.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 138.1%.
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 | $13,804,715 | 8.1% | $170,990,473 |
| 2022 | $11,802,170 | 8% | $148,280,378 |
| 2021 | $8,201,219 | 7.4% | $111,513,940 |
| 2020 | $9,883,016 | 8% | $124,297,763 |
| 2019 | $10,440,326 | 7.8% | $133,144,771 |
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