Dr. Kimberly Muller Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lake Superior State University | Lake Superior State University
Dr. Kimberly Muller Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lake Superior State University | Lake Superior State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,217,578, with the women’s team receiving $553,091.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chippewa County have grown 57.5%.
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 | $553,091 | 11.4% | $4,865,627 |
| 2022 | $422,708 | 9.2% | $4,617,484 |
| 2021 | $409,162 | 11.4% | $3,595,135 |
| 2020 | $439,259 | 10.6% | $4,151,511 |
| 2019 | $329,378 | 8.3% | $3,988,085 |
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