Dr. Bobby Hall President | Wayland Baptist University
Dr. Bobby Hall President | Wayland Baptist University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,055,160, with the women’s team receiving $539,646.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hale County have grown 117.2%.
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 | $539,646 | 8.2% | $6,563,979 |
| 2022 | $471,768 | 7.1% | $6,685,162 |
| 2021 | $402,582 | 6.5% | $6,175,577 |
| 2020 | $449,191 | 7% | $6,435,619 |
| 2019 | $415,148 | 6.7% | $6,166,643 |
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