President Chris Wood | Davis & Elkins College
President Chris Wood | Davis & Elkins College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $791,175, with the women’s team receiving $332,170.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Randolph County have grown 174.4%.
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 | $332,170 | 6.4% | $5,187,044 |
| 2022 | $296,075 | 6% | $4,934,663 |
| 2021 | $296,353 | 7% | $4,259,517 |
| 2020 | $319,214 | 6.9% | $4,622,818 |
| 2019 | $300,856 | 7% | $4,325,238 |
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