Marty Martin j, President | Drake University
Marty Martin j, President | Drake University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,362,089, with women’s teams receiving $2,913,778.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Polk County have grown 89.9%.
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 | $2,913,778 | 8.9% | $32,893,613 |
| 2022 | $2,547,231 | 7.9% | $32,251,844 |
| 2021 | $2,585,956 | 9.2% | $28,241,351 |
| 2020 | $2,982,015 | 10.6% | $28,088,389 |
| 2019 | $2,615,585 | 9.6% | $27,161,686 |
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