Dr. Kimberly Dale, President | Western Wyoming Community College
Dr. Kimberly Dale, President | Western Wyoming Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $608,252, with the men’s team receiving $349,928.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sweetwater County have grown 108.5%.
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 | $349,928 | 17% | $2,061,194 |
| 2022 | $200,148 | 12.3% | $1,620,692 |
| 2021 | $201,466 | 14.8% | $1,364,489 |
| 2020 | $213,586 | 14.2% | $1,507,304 |
| 2019 | $270,674 | 16.8% | $1,613,834 |
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