Leah A. Barrett, Ed.D., M.B.A. President | Northeast Community College
Leah A. Barrett, Ed.D., M.B.A. President | Northeast Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $477,782, with the women’s team receiving $199,816.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Madison County have grown 345.4%.
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 | $199,816 | 8.2% | $2,427,460 |
| 2022 | $169,545 | 9.2% | $1,851,063 |
| 2021 | $188,676 | 12.8% | $1,473,722 |
| 2020 | $212,514 | 12.9% | $1,650,654 |
| 2019 | $213,455 | 11.9% | $1,787,711 |
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