Lisa C. Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D. President | Northern Illinois University
Lisa C. Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D. President | Northern Illinois University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,826,307, with women’s teams receiving $1,517,664.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in DeKalb County have grown 33.8%.
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 | $1,517,664 | 6% | $25,281,989 |
| 2022 | $1,286,123 | 5.9% | $21,947,015 |
| 2021 | $1,016,004 | 6.1% | $16,724,124 |
| 2020 | $1,422,372 | 6.5% | $22,033,608 |
| 2019 | $1,430,405 | 5.6% | $25,398,496 |
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