Seth Bodnar President | The University of Montana
Seth Bodnar President | The University of Montana
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,309,954, with the women’s team receiving $1,695,994.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Missoula County have grown 52.6%.
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 | $1,695,994 | 7.1% | $23,951,594 |
| 2022 | $1,628,593 | 7.3% | $22,283,988 |
| 2021 | $1,177,803 | 6.5% | $18,063,331 |
| 2020 | $1,362,393 | 6.1% | $22,517,748 |
| 2019 | $1,413,133 | 6.4% | $22,066,048 |
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