Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, President | University of Lynchburg
Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, President | University of Lynchburg
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,357,145, with men’s teams receiving $5,628,966.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lynchburg city have grown 76.1%.
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 | $5,628,966 | 8.1% | $69,664,802 |
| 2022 | $4,905,375 | 7.7% | $63,899,657 |
| 2021 | $4,377,777 | 7.6% | $57,958,069 |
| 2020 | $3,966,831 | 7.4% | $53,872,555 |
| 2019 | $3,763,018 | 6.6% | $56,897,582 |
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