Dr. Joe Schaffer, President | Laramie County Community College
Dr. Joe Schaffer, President | Laramie County Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $651,472, with the women’s team receiving $317,874.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Laramie County have grown 71.8%.
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 | $317,874 | 12.4% | $2,570,226 |
| 2022 | $324,352 | 13.6% | $2,392,489 |
| 2021 | $289,721 | 12.5% | $2,315,043 |
| 2020 | $302,766 | 11.4% | $2,661,956 |
| 2019 | $301,422 | 12.3% | $2,442,472 |
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