President Mirta Martin | Ferrum College
President Mirta Martin | Ferrum College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $428,153, with the men’s team receiving $203,968.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 156.3%.
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 | $203,968 | 5.1% | $4,020,503 |
2022 | $167,816 | 4.5% | $3,765,182 |
2021 | $143,698 | 5.4% | $2,656,187 |
2020 | $137,577 | 4.1% | $3,395,155 |
2019 | $168,851 | 4.7% | $3,628,479 |