Justin P. Guillory, PhD President | NWIC Foundation
Justin P. Guillory, PhD President | NWIC Foundation
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,954,517, with women’s teams receiving $1,007,594.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Whatcom County have grown 8.5%.
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 | $1,007,594 | 12.2% | $8,259,202 |
| 2022 | $955,612 | 12.8% | $7,454,750 |
| 2021 | $576,248 | 10.4% | $5,550,704 |
| 2020 | $1,006,742 | 13.7% | $7,349,377 |
| 2019 | $849,148 | 11.5% | $7,404,592 |
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