Dr. Darren Divine President and CEO | Casper College
Dr. Darren Divine President and CEO | Casper College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $672,642, with the women’s team receiving $270,513.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Natrona County have grown 152.2%.
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 | $270,513 | 9.4% | $2,883,122 |
| 2022 | $397,607 | 16.4% | $2,421,014 |
| 2021 | $375,277 | 13.7% | $2,740,540 |
| 2020 | $387,446 | 22.1% | $1,757,115 |
| 2019 | $354,966 | 21.6% | $1,639,570 |
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