Vincent E. Price President of Duke University | Official Website
Vincent E. Price President of Duke University | Official Website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $32,315,905, with women’s teams receiving $9,355,922.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Durham County have grown 116.5%.
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 | $9,355,922 | 5.8% | $161,794,335 |
| 2022 | $8,894,005 | 5.5% | $161,356,394 |
| 2021 | $6,516,608 | 5.9% | $111,242,385 |
| 2020 | $8,161,566 | 6.8% | $120,658,496 |
| 2019 | $8,078,677 | 6.2% | $130,533,070 |
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