President William B. Caldwell, IV | Georgia Military College
President William B. Caldwell, IV | Georgia Military College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $593,977, with women’s teams receiving $303,245.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Baldwin County have dropped 8.6%.
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 | $303,245 | 5.9% | $5,181,680 |
| 2022 | $261,769 | 5.3% | $4,900,412 |
| 2021 | $227,957 | 5% | $4,553,566 |
| 2020 | $287,195 | 5.4% | $5,309,082 |
| 2019 | $327,209 | 5.6% | $5,807,738 |
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