Nick Swayne, Ph.D. President | North Idaho College
Nick Swayne, Ph.D. President | North Idaho College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $451,746, with the men’s team receiving $247,888.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kootenai County have grown 10.8%.
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 | $247,888 | 12.6% | $1,970,265 |
| 2022 | $205,008 | 9.9% | $2,070,478 |
| 2021 | $148,588 | 9% | $1,648,016 |
| 2020 | $204,644 | 9.3% | $2,195,476 |
| 2019 | $227,373 | 10.5% | $2,173,350 |
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