Herman J. Felton Jr., Ph.D., J.D. President & CEO of Wiley University | Wiley College
Herman J. Felton Jr., Ph.D., J.D. President & CEO of Wiley University | Wiley College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,183,756, with women’s teams receiving $576,504.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Harrison County have grown 157.5%.
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 | $576,504 | 8.1% | $7,077,447 |
| 2022 | $543,102 | 8.3% | $6,514,088 |
| 2021 | $260,274 | 5.4% | $4,792,042 |
| 2020 | $512,304 | 9.1% | $5,609,248 |
| 2019 | $502,654 | 8.4% | $5,985,025 |
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