President, Rob Dr. Scott | Life University
President, Rob Dr. Scott | Life University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,251,869, with women’s teams receiving $2,177,367.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cobb County have grown 7,973.7%.
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 | $2,177,367 | 5.4% | $40,535,270 |
| 2022 | $1,658,965 | 5.7% | $29,308,892 |
| 2021 | $1,440,015 | 5.6% | $25,692,529 |
| 2020 | $1,633,061 | 6.4% | $25,345,738 |
| 2019 | $1,650,712 | 5.9% | $27,809,384 |
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