Ryan Smith, President | University of Rio Grande
Ryan Smith, President | University of Rio Grande
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $818,591, with the women’s team receiving $419,584.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Gallia County have grown 226.8%.
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 | $419,584 | 7.9% | $5,344,995 |
| 2022 | $304,791 | 6.3% | $4,866,392 |
| 2021 | $347,512 | 11.3% | $3,083,721 |
| 2020 | $339,553 | 11.7% | $2,893,772 |
| 2019 | $280,876 | 9.3% | $3,035,470 |
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