Chris Gilmer, Ph.D. Campus President | Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Chris Gilmer, Ph.D. Campus President | Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $175,411, with the women’s team receiving $88,958.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mineral County have grown 120.2%.
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 | $88,958 | 7.8% | $1,142,034 |
| 2022 | $87,584 | 7.5% | $1,173,971 |
| 2021 | $66,973 | 6.3% | $1,056,565 |
| 2020 | $71,239 | 7.3% | $972,178 |
| 2019 | $71,465 | 7% | $1,022,200 |
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