Dr. Tanuja Singh President | University of Indianapolis
Dr. Tanuja Singh President | University of Indianapolis
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $18,055,336, with men’s teams receiving $12,531,433.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Marion County have grown 145.3%.
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 | $12,531,433 | 16.4% | $76,385,041 |
| 2022 | $12,886,120 | 16% | $80,288,452 |
| 2021 | $7,728,311 | 13% | $59,424,186 |
| 2020 | $9,102,400 | 13.4% | $67,778,467 |
| 2019 | $9,271,008 | 13.7% | $67,510,550 |
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