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 women’s teams receiving $2,728,179.
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 | $2,728,179 | 3.9% | $69,664,802 |
| 2022 | $2,939,844 | 4.6% | $63,899,657 |
| 2021 | $2,565,790 | 4.4% | $57,958,069 |
| 2020 | $2,609,152 | 4.8% | $53,872,555 |
| 2019 | $2,909,172 | 5.1% | $56,897,582 |
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