Tyrone Jackson, Ed. D. President | Mississippi Delta Community College
Tyrone Jackson, Ed. D. President | Mississippi Delta Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $370,106, with the women’s team receiving $207,290.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sunflower County have grown 72.2%.
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 | $207,290 | 13.9% | $1,491,393 |
| 2022 | $159,941 | 11.6% | $1,383,741 |
| 2021 | $116,770 | 8.8% | $1,320,735 |
| 2020 | $139,313 | 10.2% | $1,363,181 |
| 2019 | $154,120 | 11.6% | $1,332,167 |
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