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 women’s team receiving $185,497.
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 | $185,497 | 20.4% | $908,255 |
| 2022 | $175,450 | 17.6% | $996,781 |
| 2021 | $162,885 | 17.8% | $916,195 |
| 2020 | $155,374 | 18.2% | $855,235 |
| 2019 | $145,995 | 19.4% | $752,094 |
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