Dr. J. Mark Browning President | Blue Mountain Community College
Dr. J. Mark Browning President | Blue Mountain Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $179,160, with the women’s team receiving $82,682.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Umatilla County have grown 109.7%.
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 | $82,682 | 7% | $1,175,321 |
| 2022 | $81,640 | 6.6% | $1,240,062 |
| 2021 | $71,129 | 6.6% | $1,077,195 |
| 2020 | $83,853 | 7.5% | $1,121,628 |
| 2019 | $78,830 | 7.5% | $1,058,075 |
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