Sandra S. Harper President | McMurry University
Sandra S. Harper President | McMurry University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,940,588, with women’s teams receiving $2,186,097.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Taylor County have grown 157.2%.
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 | $2,186,097 | 6.9% | $31,555,555 |
| 2022 | $1,984,989 | 7% | $28,445,572 |
| 2021 | $1,691,222 | 7% | $24,160,233 |
| 2020 | $1,857,239 | 7% | $26,484,786 |
| 2019 | $1,641,097 | 6.6% | $25,026,039 |
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