Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, President | Augustana University
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, President | Augustana University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,784,310, with women’s teams receiving $1,342,919.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Minnehaha County have grown 107.2%.
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 | $1,342,919 | 6.6% | $20,369,198 |
| 2022 | $1,288,690 | 6.7% | $19,355,472 |
| 2021 | $1,088,279 | 7.1% | $15,384,005 |
| 2020 | $1,266,476 | 7.7% | $16,440,310 |
| 2019 | $1,278,748 | 8.1% | $15,818,680 |
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