Dr. Paul Stumb President | Cumberland University
Dr. Paul Stumb President | Cumberland University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,075,091, with the women’s team receiving $401,271.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wilson County have grown 86.6%.
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 | $401,271 | 3.6% | $11,120,614 |
| 2022 | $430,198 | 4.2% | $10,241,796 |
| 2021 | $365,343 | 3.6% | $10,180,372 |
| 2020 | $366,892 | 3.9% | $9,291,382 |
| 2019 | $369,493 | 4.6% | $8,101,407 |
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