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 women’s team receiving $572,681.
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 | $572,681 | 5.7% | $10,077,506 |
| 2022 | $515,241 | 6.4% | $7,988,361 |
| 2021 | $521,370 | 7.4% | $7,033,884 |
| 2020 | $577,224 | 9.8% | $5,881,168 |
| 2019 | $543,447 | 9.6% | $5,664,268 |
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