Paul A. Jones, Ph.D., President | Fort Valley State University
Paul A. Jones, Ph.D., President | Fort Valley State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $513,857, with the men’s team receiving $336,238.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Peach County have grown 16.5%.
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 | $336,238 | 10.9% | $3,071,234 |
| 2022 | $260,063 | 11% | $2,364,535 |
| 2021 | $170,714 | 8.3% | $2,059,938 |
| 2020 | $324,588 | 12.2% | $2,664,397 |
| 2019 | $215,024 | 10.4% | $2,077,507 |
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