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 women’s team receiving $116,645.
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 | $116,645 | 5.1% | $2,276,621 |
| 2022 | $110,030 | 5.8% | $1,906,283 |
| 2021 | $87,618 | 5.3% | $1,651,616 |
| 2020 | $113,477 | 6.5% | $1,753,922 |
| 2019 | $142,454 | 8.8% | $1,620,560 |
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