Ryan Gower, Ph.D. Chancellor | Olney Central College
Ryan Gower, Ph.D. Chancellor | Olney Central College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $412,131, with the men’s team receiving $226,634.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Richland County have grown 39.6%.
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 | $226,634 | 25% | $908,255 |
| 2022 | $214,274 | 21.5% | $996,781 |
| 2021 | $222,433 | 24.3% | $916,195 |
| 2020 | $220,668 | 25.8% | $855,235 |
| 2019 | $184,415 | 24.5% | $752,094 |
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