Dr. Katricia Pierson, President | Instagram
Dr. Katricia Pierson, President | Instagram
In contrast, women’s basketball teams in Newton County received a total of $249,758 in funding.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Newton County have grown 82.6%.
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 | $0 | 0% | $1,642,043 | 
| 2022 | $0 | 0% | $1,431,574 | 
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $1,334,873 | 
| 2020 | $0 | 0% | $1,269,829 | 
| 2019 | $0 | 0% | $1,170,191 | 

 
               
                 
                 
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