Dr. Mary Graham President | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Dr. Mary Graham President | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $584,472, with the women’s team receiving $292,932.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Stone County have grown 107.7%.
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 | $292,932 | 7.2% | $4,057,260 |
| 2022 | $206,882 | 6.2% | $3,338,095 |
| 2021 | $230,723 | 7.6% | $3,034,448 |
| 2020 | $186,731 | 7.9% | $2,368,712 |
| 2019 | $184,668 | 7.8% | $2,370,832 |
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