Dr. Steve Schulz, President | North Iowa Area Community College
Dr. Steve Schulz, President | North Iowa Area Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $264,245, with the men’s team receiving $139,764.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cerro Gordo County have grown 155.7%.
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 | $139,764 | 6.4% | $2,189,818 |
2022 | $152,386 | 7.9% | $1,925,696 |
2021 | $154,126 | 8.3% | $1,851,537 |
2020 | $165,112 | 9.1% | $1,823,900 |
2019 | $160,536 | 8.5% | $1,887,934 |