Chancellor Michael Reid | The University of Montana-Western
Chancellor Michael Reid | The University of Montana-Western
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $788,993, with the women’s team receiving $422,900.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Beaverhead County have grown 88.5%.
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 | $422,900 | 13.9% | $3,048,566 |
| 2022 | $286,126 | 13.8% | $2,069,917 |
| 2021 | $311,513 | 13.7% | $2,273,407 |
| 2020 | $308,625 | 12.8% | $2,415,917 |
| 2019 | $293,515 | 11.4% | $2,578,235 |
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