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 women’s teams receiving $408,269.
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 | $408,269 | 7.6% | $5,393,443 |
| 2022 | $390,022 | 7.9% | $4,906,628 |
| 2021 | $402,589 | 8.5% | $4,737,346 |
| 2020 | $471,135 | 9.2% | $5,126,887 |
| 2019 | $436,151 | 8.8% | $4,937,598 |
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