Gregory L. King, President | University of Mount Union
Gregory L. King, President | University of Mount Union
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,546,911, with men’s teams receiving $1,507,314.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Stark County have grown 74.7%.
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 | $1,507,314 | 8.4% | $18,045,069 |
| 2022 | $1,279,213 | 7.3% | $17,507,806 |
| 2021 | $1,192,207 | 7.4% | $16,128,833 |
| 2020 | $1,195,820 | 7% | $16,965,903 |
| 2019 | $1,242,088 | 6.5% | $19,089,387 |
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