Missouri Baptist University President Keith Ross | Facebook
Missouri Baptist University President Keith Ross | Facebook
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,320,021, with men’s teams receiving $3,595,031.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in St. Louis County have grown 228.9%.
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 | $3,595,031 | 7.4% | $48,799,484 |
| 2022 | $3,327,962 | 7.3% | $45,787,592 |
| 2021 | $2,508,702 | 6.1% | $40,927,344 |
| 2020 | $3,012,056 | 7.1% | $42,629,640 |
| 2019 | $2,742,954 | 6.4% | $42,901,347 |
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