President James P. Clements, Ph.D. | Clemson University
President James P. Clements, Ph.D. | Clemson University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $13,967,477, with men’s teams receiving $8,864,799.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pickens County have grown 168.3%.
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 | $8,864,799 | 5.7% | $155,693,914 |
| 2022 | $8,372,741 | 5.8% | $144,331,515 |
| 2021 | $6,612,288 | 5.9% | $112,078,103 |
| 2020 | $8,284,112 | 6.5% | $126,478,121 |
| 2019 | $8,551,182 | 6.7% | $126,745,925 |
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