Dr. Stephen Nacco President | Danville Area Community College
Dr. Stephen Nacco President | Danville Area Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $380,508, with the men’s team receiving $197,306.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Vermilion County have grown 106%.
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 | $197,306 | 19% | $1,035,937 |
| 2022 | $193,047 | 21.3% | $907,351 |
| 2021 | $188,022 | 20.7% | $907,463 |
| 2020 | $154,373 | 15.7% | $981,901 |
| 2019 | $183,631 | 21.9% | $839,677 |
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