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 women’s team receiving $124,481.
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 | $124,481 | 5.7% | $2,189,818 |
| 2022 | $119,864 | 6.2% | $1,925,696 |
| 2021 | $139,231 | 7.5% | $1,851,537 |
| 2020 | $143,367 | 7.9% | $1,823,900 |
| 2019 | $155,039 | 8.2% | $1,887,934 |
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