Dr. Michael Evans President | Peru State College
Dr. Michael Evans President | Peru State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $729,595, with the women’s team receiving $263,461.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Nemaha County have grown 197.6%.
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 | $263,461 | 7.8% | $3,385,781 |
| 2022 | $278,985 | 7.6% | $3,686,347 |
| 2021 | $305,467 | 9.6% | $3,193,185 |
| 2020 | $322,101 | 11.3% | $2,862,005 |
| 2019 | $237,607 | 10.8% | $2,205,517 |
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