Dr. Tim Borchers, President | West Liberty University
Dr. Tim Borchers, President | West Liberty University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,709,086, with men’s teams receiving $923,705.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ohio County have grown 144.7%.
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 | $923,705 | 7.5% | $12,272,809 |
| 2022 | $813,180 | 7.2% | $11,312,804 |
| 2021 | $807,415 | 7.1% | $11,300,270 |
| 2020 | $836,881 | 9% | $9,305,086 |
| 2019 | $738,663 | 7.3% | $10,181,054 |
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