Mark L. Walker, PhD President | Lee University
Mark L. Walker, PhD President | Lee University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,740,958, with women’s teams receiving $863,546.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bradley County have grown 116%.
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 | $863,546 | 9.2% | $9,358,400 |
| 2022 | $818,579 | 9% | $9,060,736 |
| 2021 | $730,452 | 8.3% | $8,786,203 |
| 2020 | $817,805 | 9.9% | $8,250,158 |
| 2019 | $814,773 | 10% | $8,181,929 |
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