Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover Ph.D., JD, CPA President | Tennessee State University
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover Ph.D., JD, CPA President | Tennessee State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $37,163,440, with men’s teams receiving $23,114,452.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Davidson County have grown 159.4%.
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 | $23,114,452 | 11.9% | $194,750,916 |
| 2022 | $21,292,094 | 12.3% | $173,534,074 |
| 2021 | $16,553,530 | 11.2% | $147,496,284 |
| 2020 | $20,854,555 | 14.8% | $140,892,392 |
| 2019 | $19,354,988 | 14% | $138,532,764 |
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