Dr. Rusty Hunt, President | Lenoir Community College
Dr. Rusty Hunt, President | Lenoir Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $43,562, with the men’s team receiving $43,562.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lenoir County have grown 90.4%.
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 | $43,562 | 19.3% | $225,872 |
| 2022 | $47,795 | 21.8% | $219,735 |
| 2021 | $53,385 | 23.2% | $230,336 |
| 2020 | $54,580 | 22.2% | $246,175 |
| 2019 | $54,757 | 21.4% | $255,502 |
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