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 women’s teams receiving $12,030,797.
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 | $12,030,797 | 6.9% | $174,522,558 |
| 2022 | $10,606,361 | 6.7% | $157,287,669 |
| 2021 | $7,048,621 | 5% | $139,967,773 |
| 2020 | $7,929,618 | 5.4% | $147,572,855 |
| 2019 | $7,772,454 | 5.2% | $149,390,858 |
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