Ben Schears, President | Northwest Kansas Technical College
Ben Schears, President | Northwest Kansas Technical College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $384,199, with the men’s team receiving $194,316.
Since 2011, the average sports expenses in Sherman County have grown 347.8%.
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 | $194,316 | 14.5% | $1,344,643 |
| 2022 | $212,139 | 15.7% | $1,355,280 |
| 2021 | $192,800 | 16.7% | $1,154,133 |
| 2020 | $220,227 | 19.3% | $1,139,078 |
| 2019 | $188,209 | 14.2% | $1,328,742 |
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