Alexander W. Whitaker IV, J.D. President | King University
Alexander W. Whitaker IV, J.D. President | King University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,053,221, with the men’s team receiving $569,700.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sullivan County have grown 89.8%.
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 | $569,700 | 8.3% | $6,872,283 |
| 2022 | $550,603 | 8% | $6,873,675 |
| 2021 | $461,739 | 7.6% | $6,040,120 |
| 2020 | $508,316 | 8.1% | $6,308,603 |
| 2019 | $525,920 | 8.5% | $6,152,752 |
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