Daniel J. Ennis, Ph.D. President | Delta State University
Daniel J. Ennis, Ph.D. President | Delta State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $862,484, with the women’s team receiving $447,497.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bolivar County have grown 40.3%.
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 | $447,497 | 7.3% | $6,139,117 |
| 2022 | $460,445 | 8% | $5,734,968 |
| 2021 | $352,965 | 8.7% | $4,039,724 |
| 2020 | $413,153 | 7.3% | $5,672,286 |
| 2019 | $410,971 | 9% | $4,543,888 |
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