Mary J.C. Hendrix, Ph.D, President | Shepherd University
Mary J.C. Hendrix, Ph.D, President | Shepherd University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $668,793, with the women’s team receiving $289,066.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 73.6%.
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 | $289,066 | 5.7% | $5,043,049 |
| 2022 | $340,630 | 8.3% | $4,083,972 |
| 2021 | $259,340 | 7.7% | $3,358,336 |
| 2020 | $307,154 | 7.6% | $4,031,211 |
| 2019 | $331,978 | 7.7% | $4,330,131 |
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