Valmadge T. Towner President | Coahoma Community College
Valmadge T. Towner President | Coahoma Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $621,653, with the men’s team receiving $303,008.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Coahoma County have grown 112.1%.
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 | $303,008 | 11.5% | $2,645,412 |
| 2022 | $342,615 | 13.6% | $2,516,984 |
| 2021 | $251,538 | 11% | $2,283,722 |
| 2020 | $248,987 | 11.3% | $2,201,652 |
| 2019 | $250,974 | 11.1% | $2,266,449 |
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