Tyler Forrest President | Tennessee Wesleyan University
Tyler Forrest President | Tennessee Wesleyan University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $727,835, with the men’s team receiving $453,535.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in McMinn County have grown 111.9%.
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 | $453,535 | 5.4% | $8,434,688 |
| 2022 | $431,479 | 5.7% | $7,579,581 |
| 2021 | $483,861 | 6.3% | $7,736,443 |
| 2020 | $578,720 | 8.7% | $6,679,173 |
| 2019 | $559,647 | 8.4% | $6,665,598 |
Alerts Sign-up