Dr. Jerry King, Paris Junior College Interim President | Paris Junior College
Dr. Jerry King, Paris Junior College Interim President | Paris Junior College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $425,005, with the men’s team receiving $213,982.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lamar County have grown 28%.
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 | $213,982 | 16.1% | $1,330,866 |
| 2022 | $195,075 | 15.6% | $1,247,295 |
| 2021 | $196,798 | 15.5% | $1,266,919 |
| 2020 | $187,635 | 15.8% | $1,186,621 |
| 2019 | $182,154 | 14.7% | $1,236,011 |
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