Dr. Steve Adamson, President | Erskine College
Dr. Steve Adamson, President | Erskine College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $816,817, with the men’s team receiving $581,643.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Abbeville County have grown 217.5%.
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 | $581,643 | 7.6% | $7,639,627 |
| 2022 | $429,206 | 6.4% | $6,738,786 |
| 2021 | $329,879 | 5.5% | $6,030,137 |
| 2020 | $277,781 | 5% | $5,565,201 |
| 2019 | $418,918 | 9.7% | $4,297,267 |
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