Paul J. Maurer President | Montreat College
Paul J. Maurer President | Montreat College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,722,106, with women’s teams receiving $1,598,090.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Buncombe County have grown 267.3%.
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 | $1,598,090 | 8.2% | $19,599,850 |
| 2022 | $1,340,944 | 7.6% | $17,560,920 |
| 2021 | $1,290,201 | 9.2% | $14,077,873 |
| 2020 | $1,623,569 | 9.6% | $16,844,936 |
| 2019 | $1,572,882 | 10.1% | $15,612,152 |
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