Michael T. Benson President | Coastal Carolina University
Michael T. Benson President | Coastal Carolina University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,260,017, with the women’s team receiving $1,955,765.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Horry County have grown 143.8%.
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 | $1,955,765 | 5.1% | $38,153,878 |
| 2022 | $1,954,821 | 5.1% | $38,077,490 |
| 2021 | $1,433,222 | 4.9% | $29,331,739 |
| 2020 | $1,841,917 | 6% | $30,828,813 |
| 2019 | $1,714,312 | 5.7% | $30,017,956 |
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