Dr. Richard Carvajal, President | Valdosta State University
Dr. Richard Carvajal, President | Valdosta State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $923,926, with the women’s team receiving $452,617.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lowndes County have grown 44.5%.
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 | $452,617 | 6.2% | $7,259,073 |
| 2022 | $481,426 | 4.4% | $10,848,680 |
| 2021 | $392,854 | 6.5% | $6,012,916 |
| 2020 | $383,795 | 5.2% | $7,330,472 |
| 2019 | $491,681 | 6.1% | $7,997,734 |
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