Maurice Scherrens President | Newberry College
Maurice Scherrens President | Newberry College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,092,613, with the women’s team receiving $519,096.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Newberry County have grown 109%.
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 | $519,096 | 4.8% | $10,750,116 |
| 2022 | $488,048 | 4.8% | $10,157,577 |
| 2021 | $469,187 | 5.9% | $7,993,938 |
| 2020 | $462,702 | 6.1% | $7,567,317 |
| 2019 | $467,377 | 5.7% | $8,193,936 |
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