Geoffrey S. Mearns President | Ball State University
Geoffrey S. Mearns President | Ball State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,538,811, with the men’s team receiving $2,679,287.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Delaware County have grown 54.4%.
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 | $2,679,287 | 9.2% | $28,979,328 |
| 2022 | $2,302,745 | 8.1% | $28,526,892 |
| 2021 | $1,544,557 | 6.6% | $23,243,251 |
| 2020 | $1,877,688 | 6.9% | $27,333,913 |
| 2019 | $1,975,432 | 7.1% | $27,911,651 |
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