Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz President | University of Evansville
Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz President | University of Evansville
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,734,228, with women’s teams receiving $2,529,039.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Vanderburgh County have grown 67%.
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 | $2,529,039 | 11.9% | $21,341,901 |
| 2022 | $2,415,036 | 11.5% | $21,069,694 |
| 2021 | $1,897,694 | 11.7% | $16,197,013 |
| 2020 | $2,067,978 | 11.7% | $17,682,799 |
| 2019 | $2,016,135 | 11.6% | $17,323,275 |
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