W. Taylor Reveley IV, President | Longwood University
W. Taylor Reveley IV, President | Longwood University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,737,143, with women’s teams receiving $1,387,582.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Prince Edward County have grown 39.4%.
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 | $1,387,582 | 7.3% | $18,896,859 |
| 2022 | $1,442,712 | 9.1% | $15,801,548 |
| 2021 | $1,084,644 | 7.6% | $14,307,496 |
| 2020 | $1,286,089 | 9% | $14,224,785 |
| 2019 | $1,162,809 | 8.1% | $14,275,337 |
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