Richard Cosentino President | Lander University
Richard Cosentino President | Lander University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,825,809, with the women’s team receiving $857,621.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Greenwood County have grown 281.7%.
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 | $857,621 | 6.9% | $12,363,990 |
| 2022 | $986,914 | 8.5% | $11,668,167 |
| 2021 | $810,788 | 8.5% | $9,507,502 |
| 2020 | $687,829 | 8.8% | $7,780,535 |
| 2019 | $686,913 | 9.9% | $6,920,929 |
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