Father Oliver Doyle, President | University of Providence
Father Oliver Doyle, President | University of Providence
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 18.3% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Cascade County have grown 129.4% since 2010.
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 the 2020–21 school year.
Year | Basketball Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
---|---|---|
2023 | $1,379,628 | 18.3% |
2022 | $1,295,132 | 18.3% |
2021 | $1,038,778 | 16.6% |
2020 | $1,240,866 | 17.9% |
2019 | $1,199,112 | 18.7% |