David L. Archer President | Christian Brothers University website
David L. Archer President | Christian Brothers University website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $16,849,543, with men’s teams receiving $11,364,506.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Shelby County have grown 80.3%.
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 | $11,364,506 | 14.4% | $78,844,987 |
| 2022 | $15,398,017 | 21.8% | $70,747,744 |
| 2021 | $7,463,239 | 13% | $57,331,627 |
| 2020 | $13,403,532 | 18.3% | $73,058,644 |
| 2019 | $9,387,824 | 14.1% | $66,600,856 |
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