Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $669,533, with the men’s team receiving $404,148.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Robeson County have grown 23.5%.
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 | $404,148 | 9.5% | $4,267,340 |
| 2022 | $380,602 | 9.8% | $3,877,717 |
| 2021 | $301,848 | 8% | $3,762,288 |
| 2020 | $390,844 | 9.9% | $3,967,160 |
| 2019 | $346,136 | 8.7% | $3,967,926 |
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