Dr. Yancy Freeman, Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Martin
Dr. Yancy Freeman, Chancellor | The University of Tennessee-Martin
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,706,440, with the women’s team receiving $1,224,740.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Weakley County have grown 104.3%.
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 | $1,224,740 | 8.1% | $15,151,104 |
| 2022 | $1,295,324 | 8.8% | $14,674,750 |
| 2021 | $1,121,898 | 9.8% | $11,489,200 |
| 2020 | $1,168,240 | 9.1% | $12,831,918 |
| 2019 | $1,212,591 | 9.7% | $12,529,442 |
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