President Jim Wohlpart | Central Washington University
President Jim Wohlpart | Central Washington University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,207,172, with the women’s team receiving $540,540.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kittitas County have grown 129.6%.
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 | $540,540 | 6.3% | $8,638,024 |
| 2022 | $486,008 | 6.6% | $7,353,408 |
| 2021 | $338,624 | 5.8% | $5,837,065 |
| 2020 | $480,842 | 6.9% | $6,955,852 |
| 2019 | $421,537 | 5.8% | $7,238,985 |
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