Dr. Corey Cockerill, Interim President | Wilmington College
Dr. Corey Cockerill, Interim President | Wilmington College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $266,567, with the women’s team receiving $124,525.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Clinton County have grown 72.6%.
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 | $124,525 | 5.6% | $2,241,215 |
| 2022 | $121,254 | 6% | $2,017,584 |
| 2021 | $190,066 | 7.3% | $2,595,294 |
| 2020 | $190,066 | 7.1% | $2,685,322 |
| 2019 | $170,101 | 7.6% | $2,248,254 |
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