Evans P. Whitaker, Ph.D, President | Anderson University
Evans P. Whitaker, Ph.D, President | Anderson University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,185,541, with the men’s team receiving $612,860.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Anderson County have grown 252%.
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 | $612,860 | 6.1% | $10,077,506 |
| 2022 | $509,800 | 6.4% | $7,988,361 |
| 2021 | $557,059 | 7.9% | $7,033,884 |
| 2020 | $553,207 | 9.4% | $5,881,168 |
| 2019 | $509,257 | 9% | $5,664,268 |
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