David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM President | Elgin Community College
David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM President | Elgin Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,406,699, with women’s teams receiving $575,669.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kane County have grown 142.1%.
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 | $575,669 | 4.3% | $13,498,084 |
| 2022 | $448,022 | 3.5% | $12,977,645 |
| 2021 | $373,274 | 3.4% | $10,878,490 |
| 2020 | $471,903 | 4.1% | $11,422,287 |
| 2019 | $427,258 | 4.3% | $10,039,036 |
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