Dr. Gary M. Brown President | Louisburg College
Dr. Gary M. Brown President | Louisburg College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $290,800, with the women’s team receiving $145,971.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 30.4%.
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 | $145,971 | 8.2% | $1,788,086 |
| 2022 | $117,175 | 6.4% | $1,826,550 |
| 2021 | $116,334 | 7.5% | $1,543,382 |
| 2020 | $112,048 | 6.6% | $1,704,759 |
| 2019 | $119,907 | 7.6% | $1,575,085 |
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