Joseph Harroz, Jr. President | University Of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Joseph Harroz, Jr. President | University Of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $19,604,487, with women’s teams receiving $6,903,774.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cleveland County have grown 103.8%.
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 | $6,903,774 | 3.7% | $185,194,572 |
| 2022 | $6,355,317 | 3.4% | $189,303,779 |
| 2021 | $5,922,256 | 3.8% | $155,849,007 |
| 2020 | $6,937,657 | 4.3% | $160,680,047 |
| 2019 | $6,940,370 | 4.3% | $162,222,814 |
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