Dr. Jason McConnell President | Lincoln Memorial University
Dr. Jason McConnell President | Lincoln Memorial University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,567,228, with the women’s team receiving $619,464.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Claiborne County have grown 370.3%.
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 | $619,464 | 6.4% | $9,645,769 |
| 2022 | $582,197 | 6.6% | $8,849,982 |
| 2021 | $504,345 | 6% | $8,372,732 |
| 2020 | $524,789 | 5.9% | $8,885,126 |
| 2019 | $554,820 | 6.5% | $8,566,816 |
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