Dr. J. Bradley Creed, President | Campbell University
Dr. J. Bradley Creed, President | Campbell University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,424,156, with the men’s team receiving $1,949,494.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Harnett County have grown 188.8%.
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 | $1,949,494 | 6.5% | $30,027,747 |
| 2022 | $1,949,426 | 7% | $27,956,135 |
| 2021 | $1,485,373 | 6.1% | $24,476,847 |
| 2020 | $1,676,524 | 6.9% | $24,377,666 |
| 2019 | $2,085,182 | 7.8% | $26,701,494 |
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