President Herbert L. King Jr. | Lees-McRae College
President Herbert L. King Jr. | Lees-McRae College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $966,505, with the women’s team receiving $409,338.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Avery County have grown 61.7%.
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 | $409,338 | 8.7% | $4,691,149 |
| 2022 | $349,087 | 8% | $4,344,869 |
| 2021 | $381,632 | 8.4% | $4,530,428 |
| 2020 | $392,878 | 9.4% | $4,188,214 |
| 2019 | $360,473 | 9.8% | $3,679,726 |
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