Anita Olson Gustafson, Ph.D. President | Presbyterian College
Anita Olson Gustafson, Ph.D. President | Presbyterian College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,213,622, with the men’s team receiving $1,218,554.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Laurens County have grown 17.2%.
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 | $1,218,554 | 10% | $12,175,117 |
| 2022 | $1,243,426 | 10.9% | $11,391,677 |
| 2021 | $982,081 | 9.8% | $10,002,834 |
| 2020 | $1,346,659 | 10.8% | $12,490,459 |
| 2019 | $1,330,762 | 10.9% | $12,195,379 |
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