Dr. Dewayne Middleton President | Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Dr. Dewayne Middleton President | Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $626,523, with the men’s team receiving $377,590.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Copiah County have grown 126.5%.
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 | $377,590 | 11.5% | $3,279,374 |
| 2022 | $276,722 | 11.5% | $2,402,970 |
| 2021 | $216,014 | 10.2% | $2,119,308 |
| 2020 | $190,570 | 11.5% | $1,657,709 |
| 2019 | $260,202 | 13.8% | $1,891,523 |
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