Dr. Dave Hellmich, President | Sauk Valley Community College
Dr. Dave Hellmich, President | Sauk Valley Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $198,556, with the men’s team receiving $106,450.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lee County have grown 69.6%.
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 | $106,450 | 11.3% | $945,331 |
| 2022 | $93,910 | 12.2% | $768,262 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $534,166 |
| 2020 | $82,909 | 11.8% | $705,451 |
| 2019 | $82,245 | 15.3% | $537,126 |
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