Rhett Brown President | Wingate University
Rhett Brown President | Wingate University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,250,270, with the women’s team receiving $676,415.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Union County have grown 174.1%.
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 | $676,415 | 4.7% | $14,486,754 |
| 2022 | $574,756 | 4.5% | $12,645,449 |
| 2021 | $546,946 | 5.2% | $10,492,104 |
| 2020 | $602,179 | 5.7% | $10,616,141 |
| 2019 | $512,879 | 4.8% | $10,767,698 |
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