David L. Schecter, Ph.D., M.B.A. President | East Georgia State College
David L. Schecter, Ph.D., M.B.A. President | East Georgia State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $327,635, with the men’s team receiving $159,231.
Since 2011, the average sports expenses in Emanuel County have grown 89.3%.
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 | $159,231 | 20% | $796,131 |
| 2022 | $145,905 | 19.1% | $764,051 |
| 2021 | $109,810 | 20.7% | $530,105 |
| 2020 | $127,424 | 21.3% | $597,250 |
| 2019 | $136,025 | 21.6% | $628,573 |
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