Cynthia Robinson Alexander, J.D. Interim President | Savannah State University
Cynthia Robinson Alexander, J.D. Interim President | Savannah State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $523,887, with women’s teams receiving $271,305.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chatham County have grown 54.4%.
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 | $271,305 | 1.6% | $17,363,892 |
| 2022 | $230,931 | 1.5% | $15,551,544 |
| 2021 | $266,009 | 2.2% | $12,166,411 |
| 2020 | $308,888 | 2.3% | $13,474,441 |
| 2019 | $410,708 | 2.7% | $14,991,029 |
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