Dr. Matt Fowler President | Wabash Valley College
Dr. Matt Fowler President | Wabash Valley College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $459,862, with the men’s team receiving $220,200.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wabash County have grown 108.5%.
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 | $220,200 | 15.7% | $1,398,813 |
| 2022 | $245,232 | 18% | $1,360,599 |
| 2021 | $253,474 | 19% | $1,332,296 |
| 2020 | $242,763 | 19.8% | $1,223,735 |
| 2019 | $235,503 | 20.2% | $1,167,766 |
Alerts Sign-up