Dr. J. Matthew Pinson, President | Welch College
Dr. J. Matthew Pinson, President | Welch College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $319,862, with women’s teams receiving $148,342.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sumner County have grown 3.4%.
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 | $148,342 | 16% | $925,749 |
| 2022 | $126,521 | 16.6% | $760,689 |
| 2021 | $119,498 | 17.5% | $682,747 |
| 2020 | $127,574 | 16.5% | $770,900 |
| 2019 | $126,772 | 16.1% | $785,171 |
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