Edward Croom, Ed.D., President | University of Mount Olive
Edward Croom, Ed.D., President | University of Mount Olive
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $869,765, with the women’s team receiving $407,397.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wayne County have grown 243%.
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 | $407,397 | 4.4% | $9,263,099 |
| 2022 | $416,664 | 4.6% | $9,156,178 |
| 2021 | $424,011 | 5.1% | $8,263,130 |
| 2020 | $483,890 | 6% | $8,020,603 |
| 2019 | $380,923 | 6.8% | $5,624,941 |
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