Kelli R. Brown, Chancellor | Western Carolina University
Kelli R. Brown, Chancellor | Western Carolina University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,678,094, with the men’s team receiving $1,557,165.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 81.1%.
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 | $1,557,165 | 10.1% | $15,368,314 |
| 2022 | $1,393,819 | 9.2% | $15,168,575 |
| 2021 | $1,129,790 | 8.7% | $12,998,865 |
| 2020 | $1,116,879 | 8.4% | $13,357,259 |
| 2019 | $1,089,269 | 8.5% | $12,758,206 |
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