Barbara R. Beebe, Ph.D. President | Western Texas College
Barbara R. Beebe, Ph.D. President | Western Texas College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $484,888, with the men’s team receiving $246,726.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Scurry County have grown 75.4%.
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 | $246,726 | 7.6% | $3,252,763 |
| 2022 | $244,105 | 7.3% | $3,322,857 |
| 2021 | $229,492 | 7.4% | $3,092,368 |
| 2020 | $247,569 | 8.3% | $2,970,124 |
| 2019 | $249,528 | 7.9% | $3,176,538 |
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