Dr. Barbara Childers McMillin President | Blue Mountain College
Dr. Barbara Childers McMillin President | Blue Mountain College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $639,308, with the women’s team receiving $283,504.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tippah County have grown 404%.
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 | $283,504 | 9% | $3,162,635 |
| 2022 | $417,091 | 9.3% | $4,492,106 |
| 2021 | $809,287 | 11.9% | $6,785,143 |
| 2020 | $265,068 | 7.4% | $3,585,411 |
| 2019 | $335,509 | 11.2% | $3,006,267 |
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