Dr. Norman D. Hall President of Simpson University | simpsonu.edu
Dr. Norman D. Hall President of Simpson University | simpsonu.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,389,045, with women’s teams receiving $617,311.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Shasta County have grown 576.4%.
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 | $617,311 | 4.9% | $12,596,868 |
| 2022 | $715,400 | 7.2% | $9,997,903 |
| 2021 | $388,029 | 5.2% | $7,529,331 |
| 2020 | $812,829 | 5.5% | $14,730,147 |
| 2019 | $476,853 | 9.7% | $4,923,098 |
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