Kumara Jayasuriya President | Southwest Minnesota State University
Kumara Jayasuriya President | Southwest Minnesota State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $864,708, with the women’s team receiving $356,499.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lyon County have grown 68.3%.
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 | $356,499 | 6.1% | $5,820,626 |
| 2022 | $348,765 | 6.1% | $5,706,670 |
| 2021 | $352,233 | 6.8% | $5,171,585 |
| 2020 | $374,979 | 7.5% | $5,004,907 |
| 2019 | $349,964 | 6.8% | $5,158,816 |
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