Robert Wesley Pearigen President The University of the South | new.sewanee.edu
Robert Wesley Pearigen President The University of the South | new.sewanee.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $526,226, with the women’s team receiving $268,044.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 41.1%.
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 | $268,044 | 5.7% | $4,717,208 |
| 2022 | $206,092 | 4.9% | $4,247,130 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $3,864,673 |
| 2020 | $162,892 | 3.8% | $4,261,095 |
| 2019 | $177,179 | 4.4% | $4,005,856 |
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