Greg Dart President | Western Nebraska Community College
Greg Dart President | Western Nebraska Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $655,867, with the women’s team receiving $318,515.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Scotts Bluff County have grown 80.9%.
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 | $318,515 | 14.5% | $2,199,431 |
| 2022 | $327,828 | 14.6% | $2,249,767 |
| 2021 | $240,759 | 13.7% | $1,753,375 |
| 2020 | $217,016 | 11.5% | $1,891,444 |
| 2019 | $233,517 | 13.1% | $1,785,511 |
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