Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. President | University of Pikeville
Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. President | University of Pikeville
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,245,367, with the women’s team receiving $602,657.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pike County have grown 225.1%.
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 | $602,657 | 6.7% | $9,002,831 |
| 2022 | $568,829 | 7.2% | $7,912,703 |
| 2021 | $539,596 | 7.7% | $6,965,309 |
| 2020 | $525,045 | 7.4% | $7,085,904 |
| 2019 | $535,667 | 7.8% | $6,828,475 |
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