Mindy Benson, President | Southern Utah University
Mindy Benson, President | Southern Utah University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,878,166, with the women’s team receiving $1,311,330.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Iron County have grown 110.8%.
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 | $1,311,330 | 7.9% | $16,543,527 |
| 2022 | $1,205,350 | 7.7% | $15,575,462 |
| 2021 | $945,848 | 6.8% | $13,894,798 |
| 2020 | $967,309 | 6.2% | $15,667,228 |
| 2019 | $1,023,140 | 6.4% | $15,883,488 |
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