President Scott Cochran | Spartanburg Methodist College
President Scott Cochran | Spartanburg Methodist College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,166,230, with women’s teams receiving $3,195,669.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Spartanburg County have grown 86.1%.
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 | $3,195,669 | 7.2% | $44,406,779 |
| 2022 | $2,790,067 | 7.1% | $39,416,151 |
| 2021 | $2,575,007 | 7.6% | $34,031,980 |
| 2020 | $2,570,014 | 9% | $28,666,754 |
| 2019 | $2,259,677 | 7% | $32,364,584 |
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