Michael J. Heindl, Ph. D., J.D. President | Northwest Mississippi Community College
Michael J. Heindl, Ph. D., J.D. President | Northwest Mississippi Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $681,152, with the women’s team receiving $334,859.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tate County have grown 116.6%.
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 | $334,859 | 8% | $4,196,219 |
| 2022 | $271,497 | 7.7% | $3,543,675 |
| 2021 | $257,025 | 7.5% | $3,409,288 |
| 2020 | $257,139 | 8.3% | $3,084,339 |
| 2019 | $221,157 | 7.4% | $2,994,993 |
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