Dr. Jermaine Ford, FDTC President | Florence-Darlington Technical College
Dr. Jermaine Ford, FDTC President | Florence-Darlington Technical College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $915,708, with men’s teams receiving $507,439.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Florence County have grown 47.5%.
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 | $507,439 | 9.4% | $5,393,443 |
| 2022 | $487,686 | 9.9% | $4,906,628 |
| 2021 | $453,224 | 9.6% | $4,737,346 |
| 2020 | $516,133 | 10.1% | $5,126,887 |
| 2019 | $460,916 | 9.3% | $4,937,598 |
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