Dr. Janet Wansick President | Eastern Oklahoma State College
Dr. Janet Wansick President | Eastern Oklahoma State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $308,131, with the men’s team receiving $159,357.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Latimer County have grown 78.3%.
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 | $159,357 | 12.6% | $1,268,438 |
| 2022 | $162,528 | 12.7% | $1,275,868 |
| 2021 | $153,890 | 13.1% | $1,173,673 |
| 2020 | $154,306 | 13.5% | $1,141,455 |
| 2019 | $162,455 | 14.3% | $1,134,573 |
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