Dr. Larry L. Cockrum President | University Of The Cumberlands
Dr. Larry L. Cockrum President | University Of The Cumberlands
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,032,627, with the women’s team receiving $581,593.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Whitley County have grown 114.4%.
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 | $581,593 | 5.3% | $10,987,075 |
| 2022 | $535,144 | 5.2% | $10,349,095 |
| 2021 | $449,809 | 5% | $9,037,191 |
| 2020 | $461,039 | 5.3% | $8,727,999 |
| 2019 | $532,642 | 5.5% | $9,646,463 |
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