John Anthony “Tony” Floyd, J.D., President | Mars Hill University
John Anthony “Tony” Floyd, J.D., President | Mars Hill University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $833,344, with the men’s team receiving $516,669.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Madison County have grown 127.2%.
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 | $516,669 | 6.5% | $7,897,055 |
| 2022 | $472,260 | 6.9% | $6,869,082 |
| 2021 | $448,561 | 7.7% | $5,863,433 |
| 2020 | $355,825 | 6.5% | $5,471,426 |
| 2019 | $331,136 | 6.8% | $4,894,135 |
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