Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls President at William Jewell College | William Jewell College
Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls President at William Jewell College | William Jewell College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,099,685, with men’s teams receiving $622,033.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Clay County have dropped 5.8%.
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 | $622,033 | 7.9% | $7,860,800 |
| 2022 | $557,911 | 8% | $6,986,585 |
| 2021 | $533,850 | 7.3% | $7,335,422 |
| 2020 | $510,755 | 7.4% | $6,856,682 |
| 2019 | $451,998 | 6.7% | $6,790,409 |
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