Dr. Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt , President | Jarvis Christian College
Dr. Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt , President | Jarvis Christian College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $644,525, with the women’s team receiving $272,281.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wood County have grown 375.9%.
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 | $272,281 | 9.4% | $2,903,128 |
| 2022 | $257,585 | 10.3% | $2,508,808 |
| 2021 | $149,941 | 8.2% | $1,836,412 |
| 2020 | $205,228 | 10.9% | $1,888,530 |
| 2019 | $147,921 | 7.5% | $1,962,044 |
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