Joel K. Pearsall, President | Northwest Nazarene University
Joel K. Pearsall, President | Northwest Nazarene University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,373,416, with women’s teams receiving $1,027,560.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Canyon County have grown 118.9%.
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 | $1,027,560 | 7.8% | $13,217,934 |
| 2022 | $1,002,413 | 8.8% | $11,390,932 |
| 2021 | $871,755 | 8.4% | $10,332,985 |
| 2020 | $889,352 | 9.3% | $9,610,023 |
| 2019 | $892,815 | 9.6% | $9,295,568 |
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