Dr. Scott Carson President | Southeastern Baptist College
Dr. Scott Carson President | Southeastern Baptist College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $924,950, with women’s teams receiving $487,967.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jones County have grown 60.5%.
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 | $487,967 | 10.3% | $4,756,876 |
| 2022 | $429,835 | 11.2% | $3,847,768 |
| 2021 | $313,867 | 10.5% | $2,998,388 |
| 2020 | $337,226 | 9.6% | $3,513,227 |
| 2019 | $407,881 | 11.7% | $3,484,663 |
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