Chancellor James C. Schmidt | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Chancellor James C. Schmidt | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $593,136, with the men’s team receiving $284,127.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Eau Claire County have grown 155.5%.
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 | $284,127 | 4.3% | $6,592,666 |
| 2022 | $223,489 | 4.4% | $5,055,058 |
| 2021 | $148,145 | 3.4% | $4,294,903 |
| 2020 | $198,264 | 4.9% | $4,086,089 |
| 2019 | $189,959 | 4.9% | $3,870,766 |
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