Dr. Ron Dempsey President | Oakland City University
Dr. Ron Dempsey President | Oakland City University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,475,581, with the men’s team receiving $1,009,397.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fayette County have grown 446%.
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 | $1,009,397 | 9.4% | $10,792,185 |
| 2022 | $362,118 | 7.7% | $4,685,588 |
| 2021 | $195,537 | 5.7% | $3,449,800 |
| 2020 | $130,507 | 5.6% | $2,335,003 |
| 2019 | $198,016 | 7.2% | $2,735,735 |
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