Dr. Charlotte P. Morris President of Tuskegee University | tuskegee.edu
Dr. Charlotte P. Morris President of Tuskegee University | tuskegee.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,254,280, with the women’s team receiving $600,363.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Macon County have grown 30.7%.
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 | $600,363 | 10.7% | $5,598,526 |
| 2022 | $562,550 | 9.8% | $5,713,980 |
| 2021 | $476,374 | 12.6% | $3,795,121 |
| 2020 | $456,336 | 10.6% | $4,315,640 |
| 2019 | $479,093 | 9.6% | $4,974,641 |
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