Austin A. Lane Chancellor of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | chancellor.siu.edu
Austin A. Lane Chancellor of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | chancellor.siu.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,017,755, with the men’s team receiving $2,573,107.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 2.1%.
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 | $2,573,107 | 10.9% | $23,715,044 |
| 2022 | $2,224,459 | 10.3% | $21,513,903 |
| 2021 | $1,887,238 | 13.5% | $13,946,824 |
| 2020 | $3,120,987 | 13.3% | $23,464,573 |
| 2019 | $2,482,549 | 9.5% | $26,109,932 |
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