Scott Alsobrooks President | East Mississippi Community College
Scott Alsobrooks President | East Mississippi Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $524,039, with the men’s team receiving $285,013.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kemper County have grown 60.2%.
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 | $285,013 | 8.5% | $3,338,790 |
| 2022 | $269,759 | 10.8% | $2,498,183 |
| 2021 | $265,504 | 11.7% | $2,268,594 |
| 2020 | $257,224 | 9.2% | $2,804,203 |
| 2019 | $244,005 | 8% | $3,039,294 |
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