Dr. Brent Gregory President | East Central Community College
Dr. Brent Gregory President | East Central Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $519,823, with the men’s team receiving $278,349.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Newton County have grown 107.2%.
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 | $278,349 | 9.2% | $3,023,033 |
| 2022 | $165,036 | 6.1% | $2,693,410 |
| 2021 | $200,929 | 8.6% | $2,334,012 |
| 2020 | $182,480 | 7.8% | $2,342,414 |
| 2019 | $197,097 | 9.6% | $2,043,796 |
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