Steven R. Angle, Ph.D. Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Steven R. Angle, Ph.D. Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,952,733, with women’s teams receiving $1,765,127.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hamilton County have grown 98%.
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 | $1,765,127 | 7.5% | $23,385,235 |
| 2022 | $1,694,380 | 7.6% | $22,362,261 |
| 2021 | $1,383,087 | 7.8% | $17,786,217 |
| 2020 | $1,407,510 | 7% | $20,108,096 |
| 2019 | $1,502,496 | 7.8% | $19,310,516 |
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