Ron K. Patterson, Ed.D. President | Chadron State College
Ron K. Patterson, Ed.D. President | Chadron State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $947,836, with the men’s team receiving $512,121.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Dawes County have grown 151.5%.
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 | $512,121 | 8.3% | $6,139,414 |
| 2022 | $523,615 | 9% | $5,802,407 |
| 2021 | $436,298 | 8.6% | $5,080,902 |
| 2020 | $421,871 | 9.1% | $4,630,049 |
| 2019 | $417,647 | 8.4% | $4,972,979 |
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