Dr. David T. McFaddin President | Eastern Kentucky University
Dr. David T. McFaddin President | Eastern Kentucky University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,842,798, with women’s teams receiving $1,427,061.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Madison County have grown 103.6%.
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 | $1,427,061 | 5.7% | $24,987,537 |
| 2022 | $1,284,853 | 6.2% | $20,739,187 |
| 2021 | $1,006,635 | 5.5% | $18,452,743 |
| 2020 | $1,117,110 | 6.5% | $17,230,919 |
| 2019 | $1,086,079 | 6.3% | $17,303,156 |
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