Dr. Daniel Anderson, President | Appalachian Bible College
Dr. Daniel Anderson, President | Appalachian Bible College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $844,507, with men’s teams receiving $352,480.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Raleigh County have grown 51.5%.
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 | $352,480 | 8.8% | $3,983,620 |
| 2022 | $410,236 | 10.2% | $4,038,700 |
| 2021 | $367,337 | 8.9% | $4,114,188 |
| 2020 | $334,659 | 8.1% | $4,122,586 |
| 2019 | $443,743 | 9.7% | $4,567,401 |
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