Shawn L. Jackson, Ph.D. President | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Shawn L. Jackson, Ph.D. President | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $54,623,255, with men’s teams receiving $35,524,080.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cook County have grown 106.3%.
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 | $35,524,080 | 13.8% | $257,998,107 |
| 2022 | $29,592,833 | 12.7% | $233,748,383 |
| 2021 | $22,454,249 | 11.6% | $192,910,743 |
| 2020 | $27,484,978 | 12.3% | $222,605,918 |
| 2019 | $27,947,938 | 12.9% | $216,901,707 |
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