Dr. Daria J. Willis, President | Howard Community College
Dr. Daria J. Willis, President | Howard Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $132,973, with the women’s team receiving $65,724.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Howard County have grown 40%.
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 | $65,724 | 6.5% | $1,007,404 |
| 2022 | $56,099 | 5.4% | $1,029,646 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $735,583 |
| 2020 | $63,194 | 6.3% | $1,002,682 |
| 2019 | $47,542 | 4.9% | $969,448 |
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