Dr. Kayse Shrum, President | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Dr. Kayse Shrum, President | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $14,277,353, with the men’s team receiving $9,607,887.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Payne County have grown 96.5%.
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 | $9,607,887 | 8.1% | $118,229,024 |
| 2022 | $7,498,144 | 7.5% | $100,439,115 |
| 2021 | $5,097,903 | 6.8% | $75,476,211 |
| 2020 | $7,050,752 | 7.9% | $88,818,256 |
| 2019 | $6,700,510 | 7.4% | $90,739,953 |
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