Ricky Ford President | Northeast Mississippi Community College
Ricky Ford President | Northeast Mississippi Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $736,576, with the men’s team receiving $414,325.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Prentiss County have grown 140.5%.
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 | $414,325 | 14.2% | $2,912,970 |
| 2022 | $329,690 | 13.9% | $2,370,504 |
| 2021 | $318,146 | 14% | $2,266,995 |
| 2020 | $296,312 | 13.7% | $2,170,145 |
| 2019 | $271,060 | 13.3% | $2,040,698 |
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