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 women’s team receiving $326,077.
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 | $326,077 | 6.2% | $5,238,966 |
| 2022 | $314,725 | 6% | $5,247,728 |
| 2021 | $179,416 | 4.5% | $3,961,739 |
| 2020 | $243,880 | 5.6% | $4,329,841 |
| 2019 | $329,272 | 7.3% | $4,516,106 |
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