Ericke S. Cage, President | West Virginia State University
Ericke S. Cage, President | West Virginia State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,842,045, with women’s teams receiving $931,145.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kanawha County have grown 114%.
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 | $931,145 | 6.9% | $13,416,862 |
| 2022 | $980,244 | 7.3% | $13,385,752 |
| 2021 | $816,671 | 6.8% | $11,977,311 |
| 2020 | $848,636 | 7.1% | $11,948,920 |
| 2019 | $840,354 | 6.7% | $12,495,769 |
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