Matt Proctor President of Ozark Christian College | occ.edu
Matt Proctor President of Ozark Christian College | occ.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,412,624, with women’s teams receiving $725,809.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jasper County have grown 76.6%.
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 | $725,809 | 8.2% | $8,888,153 |
| 2022 | $618,558 | 5.9% | $10,398,806 |
| 2021 | $534,108 | 5.4% | $9,949,241 |
| 2020 | $538,172 | 5% | $10,705,769 |
| 2019 | $571,413 | 7.2% | $7,946,247 |
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