Faimous Harrison, Ph.D, President | Wenatchee Valley College
Faimous Harrison, Ph.D, President | Wenatchee Valley College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $292,133, with the men’s team receiving $147,729.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chelan County have grown 153.7%.
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 | $147,729 | 14% | $1,054,846 |
| 2022 | $87,435 | 13.6% | $642,056 |
| 2021 | $60,270 | 14.3% | $421,699 |
| 2020 | $53,109 | 16.4% | $324,312 |
| 2019 | $82,208 | 13.8% | $595,034 |
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