Adam Breerwood President | Pearl River Community College
Adam Breerwood President | Pearl River Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $580,690, with the men’s team receiving $296,235.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pearl River County have grown 100.9%.
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 | $296,235 | 8.9% | $3,347,245 |
| 2022 | $303,621 | 9.7% | $3,134,078 |
| 2021 | $243,379 | 9% | $2,705,515 |
| 2020 | $277,996 | 10.4% | $2,671,344 |
| 2019 | $288,857 | 10.5% | $2,760,654 |
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