Jim Morton President | Cape Fear Community College
Jim Morton President | Cape Fear Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,310,625, with men’s teams receiving $2,946,555.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in New Hanover County have grown 87.5%.
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 | $2,946,555 | 16.1% | $18,316,218 |
| 2022 | $2,385,077 | 15% | $15,931,804 |
| 2021 | $1,722,450 | 13.2% | $13,034,595 |
| 2020 | $3,071,259 | 19.1% | $16,120,689 |
| 2019 | $2,444,603 | 13.8% | $17,720,257 |
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