David R. Harris President | David R. Harris President
David R. Harris President | David R. Harris President
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $756,793, with the women’s team receiving $376,292.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Knox County have grown 110.9%.
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 | $376,292 | 4.8% | $7,846,228 |
| 2022 | $392,562 | 5.4% | $7,307,516 |
| 2021 | $396,280 | 5.6% | $7,025,997 |
| 2020 | $268,316 | 4% | $6,785,764 |
| 2019 | $324,859 | 4.5% | $7,165,446 |
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