Seth Bodnar President | The University of Montana
Seth Bodnar President | The University of Montana
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 18% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Missoula County have grown 52.6% since 2010.
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 the 2020–21 school year.
| Year | Basketball Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4,309,954 | 18% |
| 2022 | $4,238,655 | 19% |
| 2021 | $3,211,242 | 17.8% |
| 2020 | $3,848,253 | 17.1% |
| 2019 | $3,865,247 | 17.5% |
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