Jeremy Whitaker Acting President | Limestone University
Jeremy Whitaker Acting President | Limestone University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,076,105, with the men’s team receiving $604,876.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cherokee County have grown 102%.
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 | $604,876 | 5.4% | $11,184,418 |
| 2022 | $579,220 | 5.9% | $9,758,220 |
| 2021 | $658,464 | 6.8% | $9,699,409 |
| 2020 | $527,664 | 3.9% | $13,462,235 |
| 2019 | $490,713 | 4.2% | $11,809,266 |
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