Dr. William T. Luckey Jr. President | Lindsey Wilson College
Dr. William T. Luckey Jr. President | Lindsey Wilson College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,101,592, with the men’s team receiving $631,949.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Adair County have grown 92.1%.
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 | $631,949 | 6.2% | $10,221,523 |
| 2022 | $578,845 | 6.2% | $9,278,054 |
| 2021 | $479,678 | 5% | $9,601,313 |
| 2020 | $596,953 | 6.3% | $9,535,028 |
| 2019 | $620,695 | 7% | $8,832,133 |
Alerts Sign-up