Glenn Boyce Chancellor | University Of Mississippi
Glenn Boyce Chancellor | University Of Mississippi
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $20,520,040, with the women’s team receiving $7,098,166.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lafayette County have grown 211.4%.
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 | $7,098,166 | 5.2% | $136,764,296 |
| 2022 | $6,443,694 | 5.2% | $123,796,191 |
| 2021 | $4,529,018 | 4.8% | $95,080,917 |
| 2020 | $4,623,182 | 4.7% | $98,653,906 |
| 2019 | $4,681,389 | 4.8% | $96,790,426 |
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