Dr. Tracy Cook President | Alcorn State University
Dr. Tracy Cook President | Alcorn State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,462,749, with the men’s team receiving $749,038.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Claiborne County have grown 43.4%.
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 | $749,038 | 10.8% | $6,924,619 |
| 2022 | $640,264 | 10.4% | $6,159,502 |
| 2021 | $561,304 | 10.7% | $5,240,742 |
| 2020 | $548,863 | 9% | $6,094,578 |
| 2019 | $533,743 | 7.4% | $7,198,196 |
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