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 women’s teams receiving $5,485,037.
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 | $5,485,037 | 7% | $78,844,987 |
| 2022 | $4,402,296 | 6.2% | $70,747,744 |
| 2021 | $3,365,314 | 5.9% | $57,331,627 |
| 2020 | $4,053,425 | 5.5% | $73,058,644 |
| 2019 | $3,624,190 | 5.4% | $66,600,856 |
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