President Melissa J. Baumann | Ohio Northern University
President Melissa J. Baumann | Ohio Northern University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $543,854, with the women’s team receiving $234,469.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hardin County have grown 187.7%.
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 | $234,469 | 4.1% | $5,679,777 |
| 2022 | $206,293 | 3.9% | $5,278,248 |
| 2021 | $164,909 | 3.7% | $4,419,465 |
| 2020 | $154,268 | 3% | $5,215,452 |
| 2019 | $268,794 | 5.7% | $4,706,352 |
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