President John Carmichael | The Evergreen State College
President John Carmichael | The Evergreen State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,112,333, with women’s teams receiving $1,020,664.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Thurston County have grown 122.9%.
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 | $1,020,664 | 14.6% | $7,003,643 |
| 2022 | $1,024,243 | 13.4% | $7,625,097 |
| 2021 | $684,122 | 17.6% | $3,887,176 |
| 2020 | $942,585 | 15.5% | $6,075,789 |
| 2019 | $801,130 | 13.7% | $5,828,512 |
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