President Michael Davis | Fairmont State University
President Michael Davis | Fairmont State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,239,337, with the men’s team receiving $698,281.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Marion County have grown 108.6%.
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 | $698,281 | 11.8% | $5,925,057 |
| 2022 | $602,782 | 11.9% | $5,085,238 |
| 2021 | $540,462 | 11.5% | $4,717,530 |
| 2020 | $594,834 | 9.8% | $6,095,990 |
| 2019 | $747,649 | 14.6% | $5,121,669 |
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