Leslie Nelson Pollard Ph.D., D.Min., President and Chief Executive Officer | Oakwood University
Leslie Nelson Pollard Ph.D., D.Min., President and Chief Executive Officer | Oakwood University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,666,827, with women’s teams receiving $1,621,575.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Madison County have grown 92.7%.
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 | $1,621,575 | 8.3% | $19,609,205 |
| 2022 | $1,605,695 | 8.6% | $18,738,503 |
| 2021 | $1,495,994 | 8.3% | $18,071,482 |
| 2020 | $1,872,371 | 8.4% | $22,298,854 |
| 2019 | $1,765,262 | 8.2% | $21,582,265 |
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