President Dr. Kevin Brown | Asbury University
President Dr. Kevin Brown | Asbury University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $227,380, with the men’s team receiving $116,139.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jessamine County have grown 87%.
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 | $116,139 | 6.3% | $1,839,395 |
| 2022 | $97,694 | 5.7% | $1,706,211 |
| 2021 | $343,950 | 8.5% | $4,057,242 |
| 2020 | $213,440 | 6.9% | $3,087,603 |
| 2019 | $317,334 | 5.7% | $5,593,067 |
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