Mike Williams, Ed.D. President | Harding University
Mike Williams, Ed.D. President | Harding University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,201,076, with the women’s team receiving $581,283.
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.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $581,283 | 6.8% | $8,531,829 |
| 2022 | $486,681 | 6.3% | $7,729,084 |
| 2021 | $442,312 | 6.6% | $6,691,513 |
| 2020 | $497,933 | 8% | $6,239,123 |
| 2019 | $431,915 | 6.9% | $6,263,002 |
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