Dr. Jamie Caridi President | Bethany College
Dr. Jamie Caridi President | Bethany College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $175,556, with the men’s team receiving $88,887.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Brooke County have grown 152.8%.
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 | $88,887 | 2.6% | $3,476,489 |
| 2022 | $63,460 | 2.6% | $2,418,488 |
| 2021 | $69,511 | 6.1% | $1,148,679 |
| 2020 | $179,072 | 9.6% | $1,859,780 |
| 2019 | $114,541 | 6.1% | $1,864,948 |
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