Brad D. Smith President at Marshall University | Official website
Brad D. Smith President at Marshall University | Official website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,981,560, with the women’s team receiving $2,096,807.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cabell County have grown 90.8%.
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 | $2,096,807 | 4.8% | $43,778,074 |
| 2022 | $1,805,609 | 4.7% | $38,114,204 |
| 2021 | $1,107,038 | 3.8% | $29,411,853 |
| 2020 | $1,567,004 | 4.9% | $31,803,256 |
| 2019 | $1,491,852 | 4.7% | $31,987,939 |
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