Greg Christy, President | Northwestern College
Greg Christy, President | Northwestern College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,052,523, with women’s teams receiving $965,727.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sioux County have grown 186.6%.
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 | $965,727 | 5.9% | $16,388,624 |
| 2022 | $964,699 | 6.4% | $15,032,849 |
| 2021 | $878,672 | 6.3% | $14,007,124 |
| 2020 | $716,905 | 5.9% | $12,064,016 |
| 2019 | $705,492 | 6% | $11,697,626 |
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