Chris Kuberski President | Highland Community College
Chris Kuberski President | Highland Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $372,830, with the men’s team receiving $219,975.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Stephenson County have grown 115.7%.
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 | $219,975 | 27.8% | $792,623 |
| 2022 | $189,789 | 27.5% | $690,823 |
| 2021 | $125,945 | 17.9% | $701,691 |
| 2020 | $157,653 | 36.4% | $432,977 |
| 2019 | $142,375 | 19.6% | $727,769 |
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