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 women’s team receiving $5,596,941.
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 | $5,596,941 | 3.3% | $170,990,473 |
| 2022 | $4,525,307 | 3.1% | $148,280,378 |
| 2021 | $3,875,546 | 3.5% | $111,513,940 |
| 2020 | $4,833,897 | 3.9% | $124,297,763 |
| 2019 | $5,468,462 | 4.1% | $133,144,771 |
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