Dean C. Collins, President | Point University
Dean C. Collins, President | Point University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,152,127, with women’s teams receiving $555,537.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Troup County have grown 290.1%.
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 | $555,537 | 5.1% | $10,871,363 |
| 2022 | $427,906 | 4.6% | $9,398,000 |
| 2021 | $452,544 | 5.1% | $8,934,912 |
| 2020 | $459,672 | 4.5% | $10,188,156 |
| 2019 | $472,000 | 4.6% | $10,360,889 |
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