Dr. Anthony J. Davis, President of the Livingstone College | Livingstone College
Dr. Anthony J. Davis, President of the Livingstone College | Livingstone College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,350,412, with women’s teams receiving $1,038,494.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Rowan County have grown 85.1%.
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 | $1,038,494 | 7.5% | $13,899,042 |
| 2022 | $908,979 | 8.1% | $11,193,526 |
| 2021 | $475,184 | 4.6% | $10,398,352 |
| 2020 | $720,583 | 6.4% | $11,182,780 |
| 2019 | $814,427 | 7.1% | $11,400,310 |
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