Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ph.D., President | Norfolk State University
Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ph.D., President | Norfolk State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $9,993,195, with women’s teams receiving $4,329,512.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Norfolk city have grown 110.2%.
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 | $4,329,512 | 6.6% | $65,963,875 |
| 2022 | $4,072,967 | 6.7% | $61,158,335 |
| 2021 | $3,001,309 | 6.4% | $46,915,104 |
| 2020 | $3,803,130 | 6.7% | $56,978,528 |
| 2019 | $3,739,750 | 6.5% | $57,706,351 |
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