Josiah (Jo) Robins Bonner, Jr. President | University of South Alabama
Josiah (Jo) Robins Bonner, Jr. President | University of South Alabama
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,838,380, with men’s teams receiving $4,005,846.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mobile County have grown 101.9%.
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 | $4,005,846 | 9.2% | $43,614,879 |
| 2022 | $3,672,052 | 9.9% | $37,230,100 |
| 2021 | $3,294,283 | 8.7% | $37,978,993 |
| 2020 | $3,407,509 | 9.7% | $35,095,225 |
| 2019 | $3,285,345 | 8.7% | $37,763,866 |
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