Mark E. Keenum President | Mississippi State University
Mark E. Keenum President | Mississippi State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $15,459,710, with the women’s team receiving $6,140,522.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Oktibbeha County have grown 212.9%.
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 | $6,140,522 | 5.4% | $113,473,523 |
| 2022 | $5,409,662 | 5.4% | $100,888,464 |
| 2021 | $3,598,727 | 4.3% | $82,764,165 |
| 2020 | $5,406,474 | 5.4% | $99,416,930 |
| 2019 | $6,115,465 | 6.5% | $93,389,557 |
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