Dr. Douglas F. Mann, President | Bryan College-Dayton
Dr. Douglas F. Mann, President | Bryan College-Dayton
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $665,815, with the men’s team receiving $381,676.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Rhea County have grown 68%.
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 | $381,676 | 11% | $3,460,132 |
| 2022 | $248,151 | 8.4% | $2,970,618 |
| 2021 | $354,492 | 12.3% | $2,891,764 |
| 2020 | $476,919 | 13.4% | $3,569,991 |
| 2019 | $459,552 | 11.2% | $4,089,877 |
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