Jack Hawkins, Jr. Ph.D., Chancellor | Troy University
Jack Hawkins, Jr. Ph.D., Chancellor | Troy University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,296,056, with the women’s team receiving $1,522,070.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pike County have grown 89.5%.
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 | $1,522,070 | 5.3% | $28,800,917 |
| 2022 | $1,423,624 | 4.9% | $29,054,724 |
| 2021 | $1,207,558 | 5.2% | $23,197,387 |
| 2020 | $1,865,294 | 6.8% | $27,459,346 |
| 2019 | $2,053,677 | 6.3% | $32,704,262 |
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