José D. Padilla President | Valparaiso University
José D. Padilla President | Valparaiso University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,381,559, with the women’s team receiving $1,369,962.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Porter County have grown 44.7%.
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 | $1,369,962 | 8.6% | $15,903,955 |
| 2022 | $1,408,042 | 10.3% | $13,605,002 |
| 2021 | $1,144,979 | 10.1% | $11,283,872 |
| 2020 | $1,329,447 | 9.9% | $13,496,863 |
| 2019 | $1,461,702 | 10.3% | $14,159,328 |
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