Waded Cruzado President of Montana State University | Official Website
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Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,938,227, with the men’s team receiving $2,887,114.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Gallatin County have grown 109.2%.
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 | $2,887,114 | 10.1% | $28,589,654 |
| 2022 | $2,269,249 | 8.7% | $26,119,361 |
| 2021 | $1,475,643 | 8.2% | $17,963,410 |
| 2020 | $1,790,002 | 7.7% | $23,388,548 |
| 2019 | $2,094,896 | 9.2% | $22,695,088 |
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