Dr. Tommy F. Wright, President | Southwest Virginia Community College
Dr. Tommy F. Wright, President | Southwest Virginia Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $944,648, with men’s teams receiving $530,823.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tazewell County have grown 216.1%.
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 | $530,823 | 6.3% | $8,489,561 |
| 2022 | $313,368 | 4.9% | $6,442,569 |
| 2021 | $408,722 | 6.9% | $5,928,080 |
| 2020 | $381,082 | 6.9% | $5,528,122 |
| 2019 | $542,522 | 9.8% | $5,521,310 |
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