Dr. Jerry Thomas Southern Arkansas University Tech Chancellor | Southern Arkansas University Tech
Dr. Jerry Thomas Southern Arkansas University Tech Chancellor | Southern Arkansas University Tech
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $239,366, with the men’s team receiving $125,569.
Since 2019, the average sports expenses in Calhoun County have grown 89.1%.
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 | $125,569 | 15% | $838,417 |
| 2022 | $228,534 | 48% | $476,087 |
| 2021 | $151,092 | 41.3% | $365,566 |
| 2020 | $165,461 | 38.5% | $430,218 |
| 2019 | $180,000 | 40.6% | $443,403 |
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