President D. Mitchell Henry, J.D. | Faulkner University
President D. Mitchell Henry, J.D. | Faulkner University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,587,307, with women’s teams receiving $2,220,078.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Montgomery County have grown 81.3%.
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 | $2,220,078 | 7.1% | $31,087,259 |
| 2022 | $2,034,389 | 7.3% | $27,717,606 |
| 2021 | $1,917,938 | 7.3% | $26,362,455 |
| 2020 | $1,940,804 | 7.6% | $25,582,902 |
| 2019 | $2,082,674 | 8% | $26,051,437 |
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