Dr. Steven F. Echols President | Brewton-Parker College
Dr. Steven F. Echols President | Brewton-Parker College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $689,466, with the men’s team receiving $363,389.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Montgomery County have grown 199.6%.
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 | $363,389 | 6.9% | $5,238,966 |
2022 | $616,967 | 11.8% | $5,247,728 |
2021 | $371,444 | 9.4% | $3,961,739 |
2020 | $452,318 | 10.4% | $4,329,841 |
2019 | $424,575 | 9.4% | $4,516,106 |