Dr. Garrett D. Hinshaw President | Catawba Valley Community College
Dr. Garrett D. Hinshaw President | Catawba Valley Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,796,268, with women’s teams receiving $863,468.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Catawba County have grown 182.2%.
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 | $863,468 | 5.7% | $15,148,615 |
| 2022 | $745,505 | 5.3% | $14,113,917 |
| 2021 | $784,307 | 6.1% | $12,830,811 |
| 2020 | $696,592 | 5.5% | $12,584,164 |
| 2019 | $702,190 | 5.8% | $12,135,701 |
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