Dr. Evan D. Duff President | North Carolina Wesleyan College
Dr. Evan D. Duff President | North Carolina Wesleyan College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $405,261, with the women’s team receiving $163,776.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Nash County have grown 147.8%.
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 | $163,776 | 5.1% | $3,237,253 |
| 2022 | $132,234 | 4.8% | $2,783,349 |
| 2021 | $119,429 | 4.7% | $2,563,968 |
| 2020 | $109,485 | 4.7% | $2,343,923 |
| 2019 | $116,890 | 4.5% | $2,601,183 |
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