Dr. Jerryl Briggs, Sr. President | Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Jerryl Briggs, Sr. President | Mississippi Valley State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,150,556, with the men’s team receiving $582,801.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Leflore County have grown 11.3%.
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 | $582,801 | 12.2% | $4,793,446 |
| 2022 | $552,407 | 13.7% | $4,040,915 |
| 2021 | $463,772 | 13.2% | $3,507,832 |
| 2020 | $489,689 | 12.5% | $3,911,542 |
| 2019 | $576,526 | 14% | $4,107,811 |
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