Ken Hush, President | Emporia State University
Ken Hush, President | Emporia State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,284,267, with the women’s team receiving $643,732.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lyon County have grown 80%.
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 | $643,732 | 9.3% | $6,902,367 |
| 2022 | $561,271 | 10.4% | $5,381,174 |
| 2021 | $476,546 | 9.5% | $4,995,375 |
| 2020 | $540,657 | 10.1% | $5,378,002 |
| 2019 | $531,854 | 9.6% | $5,529,175 |
Alerts Sign-up