Dr. Thomas W. Newsom, President | Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Thomas W. Newsom, President | Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $988,860, with the women’s team receiving $459,199.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bryan County have grown 191.4%.
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 | $459,199 | 7.2% | $6,354,076 |
| 2022 | $436,957 | 7.8% | $5,588,095 |
| 2021 | $387,066 | 8.1% | $4,802,076 |
| 2020 | $342,995 | 7.7% | $4,435,061 |
| 2019 | $371,627 | 7.8% | $4,793,283 |
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