Dr. Linda Kaminski, President | Yakima Valley College
Dr. Linda Kaminski, President | Yakima Valley College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $180,958, with the women’s team receiving $95,003.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Yakima County have grown 48.1%.
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 | $95,003 | 10.3% | $920,890 |
| 2022 | $75,697 | 10.3% | $733,816 |
| 2021 | $55,489 | 9.1% | $608,769 |
| 2020 | $85,223 | 11.7% | $725,959 |
| 2019 | $80,379 | 11.6% | $691,911 |
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