Dr. Donzell Lee, President | Tougaloo College
Dr. Donzell Lee, President | Tougaloo College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $564,181, with the women’s team receiving $253,213.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Madison County have grown 39.5%.
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 | $253,213 | 20.1% | $1,262,327 |
| 2022 | $265,569 | 26.7% | $993,388 |
| 2021 | $196,815 | 28.2% | $697,219 |
| 2020 | $210,246 | 26% | $808,362 |
| 2019 | $200,267 | 26.4% | $758,109 |
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