Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith President | Harris-Stowe State University
Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith President | Harris-Stowe State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $12,733,183, with men’s teams receiving $8,559,046.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in St. Louis city have grown 174.4%.
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 | $8,559,046 | 22.3% | $38,340,622 |
| 2022 | $8,085,525 | 21.5% | $37,527,757 |
| 2021 | $6,179,184 | 20.9% | $29,518,781 |
| 2020 | $7,737,993 | 27.8% | $27,829,206 |
| 2019 | $7,818,550 | 27.3% | $28,659,565 |
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