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 women’s team receiving $1,289,566.
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 | $1,289,566 | 5.8% | $22,159,540 |
| 2022 | $1,128,518 | 6.2% | $18,344,447 |
| 2021 | $939,526 | 6.4% | $14,674,610 |
| 2020 | $1,076,520 | 6.8% | $15,854,684 |
| 2019 | $1,097,540 | 6.9% | $16,015,137 |
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