Lindsay Stoaks President | Southwestern Community College
Lindsay Stoaks President | Southwestern Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $193,574, with the men’s team receiving $119,732.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Union County have grown 208.2%.
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 | $119,732 | 10.7% | $1,116,994 |
| 2022 | $79,705 | 9.3% | $860,599 |
| 2021 | $80,338 | 10.2% | $787,871 |
| 2020 | $80,897 | 10.2% | $790,823 |
| 2019 | $103,653 | 11.2% | $927,704 |
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