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Upshur County’s institutions spent $198,577 on men’s basketball teams in 2023

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Dr. James Moore West Virginia Wesleyan College President | West Virginia Wesleyan College

Dr. James Moore West Virginia Wesleyan College President | West Virginia Wesleyan College

Upshur County spent $198,577 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 18.8% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $436,638, with the men’s team receiving $198,577.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Upshur County have dropped 20.8%.

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.

Men’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Upshur County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$198,5774.9%$4,017,492
2022$244,5725.1%$4,758,003
2021$290,4346.4%$4,504,130
2020$405,6678.1%$4,988,240
2019$500,4318.4%$5,925,891

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