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 women’s teams receiving $2,724,990.
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 | $2,724,990 | 5.6% | $48,799,484 |
| 2022 | $2,608,745 | 5.7% | $45,787,592 |
| 2021 | $2,101,227 | 5.1% | $40,927,344 |
| 2020 | $2,811,473 | 6.6% | $42,629,640 |
| 2019 | $2,534,761 | 5.9% | $42,901,347 |
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