President Douglas N. Searcy | Barton College
President Douglas N. Searcy | Barton College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,451,389, with the women’s team receiving $425,962.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wilson County have grown 319.2%.
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 | $425,962 | 4.4% | $9,671,656 |
| 2022 | $448,951 | 5.5% | $8,130,790 |
| 2021 | $452,179 | 6.4% | $7,120,081 |
| 2020 | $457,946 | 6.9% | $6,599,349 |
| 2019 | $445,048 | 7.1% | $6,294,750 |
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