Dr. Kathy Murphy President | Gadsden State Community College
Dr. Kathy Murphy President | Gadsden State Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $252,667, with the men’s team receiving $138,214.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Etowah County have dropped 11.7%.
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 | $138,214 | 17.6% | $787,021 |
| 2022 | $137,524 | 26.3% | $523,123 |
| 2021 | $96,959 | 24.3% | $398,972 |
| 2020 | $99,004 | 24.7% | $400,778 |
| 2019 | $98,650 | 24.5% | $403,097 |
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