Jay D. Gatrell President | Eastern Illinois University
Jay D. Gatrell President | Eastern Illinois University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,505,783, with men’s teams receiving $1,382,626.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Coles County have grown 19%.
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 | $1,382,626 | 9.2% | $14,992,632 |
| 2022 | $1,218,113 | 8% | $15,316,728 |
| 2021 | $1,435,088 | 11.3% | $12,655,444 |
| 2020 | $1,290,182 | 10.3% | $12,557,105 |
| 2019 | $1,349,200 | 10% | $13,493,384 |
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