Dr. Karen K. Petersen, President | Hendrix College
Dr. Karen K. Petersen, President | Hendrix College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,131,795, with men’s teams receiving $1,764,739.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Faulkner County have grown 108.6%.
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 | $1,764,739 | 8.2% | $21,473,530 |
| 2022 | $1,584,860 | 7.7% | $20,526,684 |
| 2021 | $1,336,331 | 7.3% | $18,327,853 |
| 2020 | $1,655,694 | 9.4% | $17,644,583 |
| 2019 | $1,655,266 | 8.9% | $18,632,825 |
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