Nora R. Miller President | Mississippi University For Women
Nora R. Miller President | Mississippi University For Women
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $325,219, with the men’s team receiving $208,574.
Since 2018, the average sports expenses in Lowndes County have grown 102.5%.
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 | $208,574 | 9.2% | $2,276,621 |
| 2022 | $114,748 | 6% | $1,906,283 |
| 2021 | $102,754 | 6.2% | $1,651,616 |
| 2020 | $130,763 | 7.5% | $1,753,922 |
| 2019 | $135,027 | 8.3% | $1,620,560 |
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