Yellow Medicine County spent $52,575 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 12.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $148,657, with the men’s team receiving $52,575.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Yellow Medicine County have grown 83.8%.
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 | $52,575 | 8.7% | $601,885 |
| 2022 | $46,691 | 9.9% | $472,813 |
| 2021 | $30,053 | 8.1% | $371,026 |
| 2020 | $37,762 | 8.9% | $423,734 |
| 2019 | $33,015 | 10% | $330,739 |
