Dr. R. Stanton Norman President of Williams Baptist University | williamsbu.edu
Dr. R. Stanton Norman President of Williams Baptist University | williamsbu.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $723,517, with the women’s team receiving $370,785.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lawrence County have grown 230.4%.
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 | $370,785 | 10.6% | $3,493,571 |
| 2022 | $362,960 | 9.2% | $3,959,823 |
| 2021 | $352,731 | 9.4% | $3,769,561 |
| 2020 | $339,955 | 9% | $3,795,637 |
| 2019 | $206,688 | 5.5% | $3,757,204 |
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