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Watauga County's basketball teams receive $3,525,873 in 2023

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Dr. Sheri Everts Chancellor | Official website

Dr. Sheri Everts Chancellor | Official website

Watauga County's institution invested $3,525,873 on their basketball teams in 2023, a 9.8% increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 9.1% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.

The average sports expenses in Watauga County have grown 165.4% since 2010.

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 the 2020–21 school year.

Basketball Team's Expenditures in Watauga County in Last 5 Years
YearBasketball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$3,525,8739.1%
2022$3,211,42010%
2021$2,669,5209.5%
2020$3,644,04912.7%
2019$3,610,41212.7%

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