Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., President | Jacksonville State University
Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., President | Jacksonville State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,257,120, with the men’s team receiving $1,967,554.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Calhoun County have grown 112.5%.
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 | $1,967,554 | 8.9% | $22,159,540 |
| 2022 | $1,760,320 | 9.6% | $18,344,447 |
| 2021 | $1,304,794 | 8.9% | $14,674,610 |
| 2020 | $1,546,609 | 9.8% | $15,854,684 |
| 2019 | $1,497,090 | 9.3% | $16,015,137 |
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