Thomas (Tommy) Smith Jr., President | Johnson University
Thomas (Tommy) Smith Jr., President | Johnson University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $23,518,274, with women’s teams receiving $7,707,098.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Knox County have grown 87.9%.
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 | $7,707,098 | 4.2% | $181,961,766 |
| 2022 | $5,962,074 | 3.9% | $153,741,442 |
| 2021 | $4,203,249 | 3.5% | $118,438,520 |
| 2020 | $5,254,426 | 3.8% | $137,356,135 |
| 2019 | $5,173,299 | 3.8% | $135,546,552 |
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