Jaime Taylor President | Lamar University
Jaime Taylor President | Lamar University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,117,453, with women’s teams receiving $1,236,796.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 110.3%.
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 | $1,236,796 | 5.6% | $22,020,876 |
| 2022 | $1,353,976 | 6.9% | $19,577,413 |
| 2021 | $1,136,651 | 6.5% | $17,371,112 |
| 2020 | $1,114,110 | 5.7% | $19,503,306 |
| 2019 | $1,247,747 | 6.5% | $19,155,476 |
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