Steve Cousins Chairman | South Arkansas Community College
Steve Cousins Chairman | South Arkansas Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $142,543, with the women’s team receiving $60,255.
Since 2020, the average sports expenses in Union County have grown 435.4%.
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 | $60,255 | 14.2% | $424,169 |
| 2022 | $51,320 | 16.3% | $314,125 |
| 2021 | $59,223 | 48.1% | $123,139 |
| 2020 | $0 | 0% | $79,230 |
| 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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