Dr. Lake Lambert III President | Hanover College
Dr. Lake Lambert III President | Hanover College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $624,504, with the men’s team receiving $385,943.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 46.5%.
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 | $385,943 | 11.4% | $3,377,276 |
| 2022 | $233,737 | 7% | $3,349,778 |
| 2021 | $290,721 | 10% | $2,919,159 |
| 2020 | $241,854 | 7.9% | $3,068,154 |
| 2019 | $234,573 | 8.3% | $2,813,584 |
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