Anita Thomas, Ph.D., President | North Central College
Anita Thomas, Ph.D., President | North Central College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,497,725, with men’s teams receiving $1,334,474.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in DuPage County have grown 132.4%.
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 | $1,334,474 | 5.6% | $23,823,587 |
| 2022 | $1,483,474 | 6.5% | $22,820,824 |
| 2021 | $1,010,127 | 5.8% | $17,532,356 |
| 2020 | $1,609,254 | 7.4% | $21,857,461 |
| 2019 | $1,338,184 | 6.4% | $20,881,806 |
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