Dr. Chris Whaley, President | Roane State Community College
Dr. Chris Whaley, President | Roane State Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $417,998, with the men’s team receiving $225,017.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Roane County have grown 182.1%.
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 | $225,017 | 13.4% | $1,675,695 |
| 2022 | $208,568 | 16.6% | $1,257,979 |
| 2021 | $165,352 | 17.3% | $955,779 |
| 2020 | $284,790 | 27.7% | $1,027,541 |
| 2019 | $254,603 | 24.5% | $1,038,950 |
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