Dr. Christopher B. Roberts President | Auburn University
Dr. Christopher B. Roberts President | Auburn University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $20,258,715, with the men’s team receiving $14,997,002.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lee County have grown 102.1%.
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 | $14,997,002 | 8.2% | $183,653,846 |
| 2022 | $13,813,577 | 9.4% | $146,645,900 |
| 2021 | $9,917,360 | 7.7% | $128,356,495 |
| 2020 | $11,775,810 | 9.1% | $129,590,367 |
| 2019 | $10,536,653 | 7.9% | $132,614,089 |
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