Jill M. Baren, President, Lake Forest College | Lake Forest College
Jill M. Baren, President, Lake Forest College | Lake Forest College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $494,453, with women’s teams receiving $224,818.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lake County have grown 32%.
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 | $224,818 | 4.2% | $5,341,468 |
| 2022 | $542,769 | 5.6% | $9,749,463 |
| 2021 | $484,600 | 5.5% | $8,792,698 |
| 2020 | $575,014 | 7% | $8,213,485 |
| 2019 | $579,692 | 6.2% | $9,400,086 |
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