Yolanda W. Page, Ph.D., President | Stillman College
Yolanda W. Page, Ph.D., President | Stillman College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $18,677,393, with women’s teams receiving $5,296,677.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tuscaloosa County have grown 119.5%.
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 | $5,296,677 | 2.7% | $194,310,235 |
| 2022 | $4,707,331 | 2.7% | $177,260,657 |
| 2021 | $4,410,636 | 2.9% | $150,344,530 |
| 2020 | $4,384,828 | 2.9% | $152,361,218 |
| 2019 | $4,415,628 | 2.6% | $169,354,963 |
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