Dr. Linda C. Martin Interim Chancellor | The University of Tennessee Southern
Dr. Linda C. Martin Interim Chancellor | The University of Tennessee Southern
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $473,603, with the men’s team receiving $245,077.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Giles County have grown 12.6%.
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 | $245,077 | 6.7% | $3,657,393 |
| 2022 | $213,635 | 7% | $3,060,709 |
| 2021 | $488,923 | 8.2% | $5,944,373 |
| 2020 | $427,202 | 7.1% | $6,054,275 |
| 2019 | $448,039 | 9.2% | $4,861,790 |
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