Dr. Marcus Long President | Mount Marty University
Dr. Marcus Long President | Mount Marty University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,419,739, with the women’s team receiving $646,881.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Yankton County have grown 869.7%.
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 | $646,881 | 5.9% | $11,028,556 |
| 2022 | $606,843 | 6.1% | $9,905,482 |
| 2021 | $241,559 | 7.4% | $3,243,085 |
| 2020 | $208,681 | 7.4% | $2,818,098 |
| 2019 | $167,212 | 8.3% | $2,007,111 |
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