Robin Satterwhite, Ed.D., President | South Plains College
Robin Satterwhite, Ed.D., President | South Plains College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $646,571, with the women’s team receiving $321,994.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hockley County have grown 174.3%.
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 | $321,994 | 13.8% | $2,331,816 |
| 2022 | $314,874 | 13.7% | $2,295,853 |
| 2021 | $302,552 | 13.3% | $2,272,129 |
| 2020 | $240,531 | 11.5% | $2,095,716 |
| 2019 | $303,812 | 13.9% | $2,184,401 |
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