Dr. Tiffany McKillip Franks, President | Averett University
Dr. Tiffany McKillip Franks, President | Averett University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $345,449, with the men’s team receiving $195,769.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Danville city have grown 149.5%.
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 | $195,769 | 5.9% | $3,290,263 |
| 2022 | $148,242 | 4.9% | $3,005,363 |
| 2021 | $122,405 | 5.1% | $2,381,162 |
| 2020 | $147,678 | 5.5% | $2,696,935 |
| 2019 | $128,669 | 4.8% | $2,704,792 |
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