Richard J. Koubek President | Michigan Technological University
Richard J. Koubek President | Michigan Technological University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,591,804, with the women’s team receiving $774,942.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Houghton County have grown 208.6%.
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 | $774,942 | 6.5% | $11,944,388 |
| 2022 | $874,809 | 6.4% | $13,717,079 |
| 2021 | $734,997 | 6.4% | $11,409,797 |
| 2020 | $894,678 | 7.1% | $12,598,816 |
| 2019 | $841,261 | 6.9% | $12,155,740 |
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