Rodney D. Bennett, Chancellor | University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rodney D. Bennett, Chancellor | University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $15,998,857, with men’s teams receiving $10,609,809.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lancaster County have grown 135.1%.
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 | $10,609,809 | 6.4% | $165,061,675 |
| 2022 | $10,866,613 | 8.5% | $127,560,177 |
| 2021 | $10,467,376 | 10.4% | $101,000,147 |
| 2020 | $11,293,390 | 9.5% | $118,398,621 |
| 2019 | $9,499,833 | 7.8% | $121,497,958 |
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