Dr. Andrew Armacost, President | University of North Dakota
Dr. Andrew Armacost, President | University of North Dakota
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,185,457, with the men’s team receiving $2,144,904.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Grand Forks County have grown 73%.
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 | $2,144,904 | 7.4% | $29,038,127 |
| 2022 | $1,997,461 | 7.6% | $26,449,160 |
| 2021 | $1,450,927 | 6.9% | $21,001,752 |
| 2020 | $2,030,890 | 8.3% | $24,572,295 |
| 2019 | $1,943,907 | 8.1% | $24,005,859 |
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