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 women’s team receiving $274,481.
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 | $274,481 | 7.7% | $3,566,217 |
| 2022 | $420,837 | 11.6% | $3,635,069 |
| 2021 | $284,614 | 10.9% | $2,609,249 |
| 2020 | $362,451 | 12.2% | $2,967,071 |
| 2019 | $353,954 | 11.7% | $3,028,552 |
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