Dr. Jay Allen President | Itawamba Community College
Dr. Jay Allen President | Itawamba Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $566,989, with the women’s team receiving $270,969.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Itawamba County have grown 56.1%.
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 | $270,969 | 10.1% | $2,671,694 |
| 2022 | $242,672 | 9.4% | $2,582,841 |
| 2021 | $233,572 | 10% | $2,335,569 |
| 2020 | $177,505 | 8.4% | $2,103,857 |
| 2019 | $191,278 | 8.6% | $2,218,891 |
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