Stefani Hicswa Chancellor of Montana State University- Billings | Official Website
Stefani Hicswa Chancellor of Montana State University- Billings | Official Website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,853,288, with men’s teams receiving $1,459,084.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Yellowstone County have grown 94.2%.
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 | $1,459,084 | 9.9% | $14,773,858 |
| 2022 | $1,320,344 | 10.3% | $12,825,210 |
| 2021 | $1,111,303 | 10.2% | $10,947,264 |
| 2020 | $1,198,454 | 10.7% | $11,182,321 |
| 2019 | $1,282,765 | 11.5% | $11,177,252 |
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