Kathryn McClymond, Ph.D., President | Oglethorpe University
Kathryn McClymond, Ph.D., President | Oglethorpe University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,218,115, with women’s teams receiving $559,136.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in DeKalb County have grown 103.8%.
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 | $559,136 | 5.1% | $10,994,259 |
| 2022 | $581,945 | 5.5% | $10,486,813 |
| 2021 | $133,630 | 2.1% | $6,341,421 |
| 2020 | $449,236 | 5.7% | $7,863,021 |
| 2019 | $413,516 | 4.8% | $8,584,111 |
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