Chancellor Maria Gallo, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Chancellor Maria Gallo, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $318,659, with the women’s team receiving $147,530.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pierce County have grown 74.8%.
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 | $147,530 | 3.7% | $3,935,140 |
| 2022 | $126,743 | 4.5% | $2,805,125 |
| 2021 | $82,217 | 4.1% | $2,014,812 |
| 2020 | $111,316 | 4.3% | $2,600,182 |
| 2019 | $125,186 | 4.9% | $2,571,674 |
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