C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College
C. Andrew McGadney President | Knox College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $747,375, with women’s teams receiving $381,092.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Knox County have grown 181.4%.
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 | $381,092 | 7% | $5,479,125 |
2022 | $247,093 | 7.2% | $3,452,324 |
2021 | $169,736 | 5.6% | $3,009,414 |
2020 | $211,390 | 6.3% | $3,346,776 |
2019 | $207,529 | 6.5% | $3,198,916 |