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 women’s team receiving $466,184.
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 | $466,184 | 4.3% | $10,792,185 |
| 2022 | $308,283 | 6.6% | $4,685,588 |
| 2021 | $208,106 | 6% | $3,449,800 |
| 2020 | $125,175 | 5.4% | $2,335,003 |
| 2019 | $112,969 | 4.1% | $2,735,735 |
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