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White County’s institutions spent $619,793 on men’s basketball teams in 2023

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Mike Williams, Ed.D. President | Harding University

Mike Williams, Ed.D. President | Harding University

White County spent $619,793 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 16.7% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,201,076, with the men’s team receiving $619,793.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in White County have grown 149.8%.

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.

Men’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of White County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$619,7937.3%$8,531,829
2022$531,1486.9%$7,729,084
2021$501,9617.5%$6,691,513
2020$429,4756.9%$6,239,123
2019$494,4737.9%$6,263,002

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