Dr. Les Cook Chancellor | Montana Technological University
Dr. Les Cook Chancellor | Montana Technological University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $838,064, with the men’s team receiving $563,583.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Silver Bow County have grown 70.2%.
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 | $563,583 | 15.8% | $3,566,217 |
| 2022 | $560,561 | 15.4% | $3,635,069 |
| 2021 | $429,212 | 16.4% | $2,609,249 |
| 2020 | $448,546 | 15.1% | $2,967,071 |
| 2019 | $428,106 | 14.1% | $3,028,552 |
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