Joseph L. Chillo President of Thomas More University | linkedin.com
Joseph L. Chillo President of Thomas More University | linkedin.com
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $887,654, with the men’s team receiving $441,814.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kenton County have grown 157.8%.
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 | $441,814 | 6.8% | $6,468,865 |
| 2022 | $373,158 | 6.9% | $5,397,590 |
| 2021 | $301,095 | 6.2% | $4,881,947 |
| 2020 | $210,982 | 6.6% | $3,189,613 |
| 2019 | $116,970 | 5.1% | $2,302,133 |
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