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 women’s team receiving $177,619.
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 | $177,619 | 5.8% | $3,071,234 |
| 2022 | $219,167 | 9.3% | $2,364,535 |
| 2021 | $169,446 | 8.2% | $2,059,938 |
| 2020 | $265,787 | 10% | $2,664,397 |
| 2019 | $161,730 | 7.8% | $2,077,507 |
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