Mark Watkins, Ed.D. President | Labette Community College
Mark Watkins, Ed.D. President | Labette Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $327,496, with the women’s team receiving $159,814.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Labette County have grown 52%.
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 | $159,814 | 10.4% | $1,535,944 |
| 2022 | $175,981 | 11.7% | $1,503,913 |
| 2021 | $186,672 | 13.2% | $1,413,281 |
| 2020 | $164,878 | 12.1% | $1,361,920 |
| 2019 | $159,650 | 11.7% | $1,368,121 |
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