Dr. Joe Whitmore, President | Dr. Joe Whitmore
Dr. Joe Whitmore, President | Dr. Joe Whitmore
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $422,700, with the women’s team receiving $170,282.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Marshall County have grown 93.5%.
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 | $170,282 | 9.8% | $1,736,903 |
| 2022 | $146,444 | 9% | $1,619,663 |
| 2021 | $143,957 | 10.2% | $1,415,891 |
| 2020 | $159,144 | 11.1% | $1,433,720 |
| 2019 | $176,012 | 12.3% | $1,426,460 |
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