Dr. Kayla Hale, President | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Dr. Kayla Hale, President | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $734,801, with the women’s team receiving $378,663.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Grady County have grown 133.9%.
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 | $378,663 | 10.1% | $3,744,044 |
| 2022 | $359,186 | 9.2% | $3,907,441 |
| 2021 | $312,736 | 8.9% | $3,508,442 |
| 2020 | $388,347 | 11.7% | $3,315,051 |
| 2019 | $419,664 | 11.1% | $3,766,003 |
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