Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD, President and CEO | Benedict College
Roslyn Clark Artis, JD, EdD, President and CEO | Benedict College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $21,286,709, with men’s teams receiving $9,255,912.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Richland County have grown 67.6%.
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 | $9,255,912 | 5.3% | $174,522,558 |
| 2022 | $12,890,472 | 8.2% | $157,287,669 |
| 2021 | $7,636,863 | 5.5% | $139,967,773 |
| 2020 | $9,253,134 | 6.3% | $147,572,855 |
| 2019 | $9,537,162 | 6.4% | $149,390,858 |
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