Dr. Bryan Coker President | Maryville College
Dr. Bryan Coker President | Maryville College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $407,948, with the men’s team receiving $201,408.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Blount County have grown 79.9%.
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 | $201,408 | 6.1% | $3,309,783 |
| 2022 | $178,388 | 5.6% | $3,158,172 |
| 2021 | $152,575 | 6.5% | $2,335,559 |
| 2020 | $177,688 | 8.1% | $2,194,993 |
| 2019 | $237,673 | 9.9% | $2,409,320 |
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