Dr. William Downs, President | Gardner-Webb University
Dr. William Downs, President | Gardner-Webb University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,282,308, with men’s teams receiving $1,254,276.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cleveland County have dropped 35.9%.
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 | $1,254,276 | 8.8% | $14,229,019 |
| 2022 | $1,406,130 | 7.6% | $18,406,847 |
| 2021 | $1,222,739 | 8.2% | $14,978,814 |
| 2020 | $1,230,646 | 8.7% | $14,099,447 |
| 2019 | $1,195,668 | 9.3% | $12,813,847 |
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