Rebecca Ehretsman President | Wartburg College
Rebecca Ehretsman President | Wartburg College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $432,348, with the men’s team receiving $244,615.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bremer County have grown 153.5%.
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 | $244,615 | 4.9% | $4,995,345 |
| 2022 | $224,919 | 5.4% | $4,194,274 |
| 2021 | $170,637 | 5.5% | $3,109,266 |
| 2020 | $208,184 | 6.5% | $3,218,835 |
| 2019 | $176,017 | 5.6% | $3,150,087 |
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