Dr. Chuck Welch President | Arkansas State University
Dr. Chuck Welch President | Arkansas State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,339,605, with the women’s team receiving $1,373,032.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Craighead County have grown 115.6%.
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 | $1,373,032 | 5.6% | $24,654,674 |
| 2022 | $1,114,195 | 5.3% | $21,009,474 |
| 2021 | $928,625 | 5.2% | $17,940,624 |
| 2020 | $1,285,533 | 6.2% | $20,880,003 |
| 2019 | $1,280,194 | 6.2% | $20,708,238 |
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