Timothy C. Caboni President | Western Kentucky University
Timothy C. Caboni President | Western Kentucky University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,373,049, with the men’s team receiving $2,911,549.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Warren County have grown 9.3%.
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 | $2,911,549 | 11.5% | $25,400,653 |
| 2022 | $3,309,745 | 11.6% | $28,545,295 |
| 2021 | $2,888,486 | 12.1% | $23,888,166 |
| 2020 | $3,147,254 | 11.8% | $26,568,285 |
| 2019 | $3,455,918 | 13.3% | $25,997,243 |
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