Dr. Tisa Mason, President | Fort Hays State University
Dr. Tisa Mason, President | Fort Hays State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,054,161, with the women’s team receiving $492,419.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ellis County have grown 138.1%.
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 | $492,419 | 5.3% | $9,301,444 |
| 2022 | $493,908 | 5.7% | $8,663,812 |
| 2021 | $425,135 | 6.2% | $6,898,250 |
| 2020 | $461,452 | 5.6% | $8,280,899 |
| 2019 | $404,216 | 4.9% | $8,294,203 |
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