Dr. Ben R. Sells, President | Ouachita Baptist University
Dr. Ben R. Sells, President | Ouachita Baptist University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,930,738, with women’s teams receiving $898,085.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Clark County have grown 75.5%.
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 | $898,085 | 6.2% | $14,438,416 |
| 2022 | $893,593 | 7.3% | $12,234,940 |
| 2021 | $746,870 | 6.8% | $10,997,739 |
| 2020 | $764,531 | 6.9% | $11,021,675 |
| 2019 | $772,570 | 7.1% | $10,853,078 |
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