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 women’s teams receiving $492,027.
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 | $492,027 | 12.4% | $3,983,620 |
| 2022 | $465,220 | 11.5% | $4,038,700 |
| 2021 | $383,997 | 9.3% | $4,114,188 |
| 2020 | $347,328 | 8.4% | $4,122,586 |
| 2019 | $386,344 | 8.5% | $4,567,401 |
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