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 women’s teams receiving $2,832,534.
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 | $2,832,534 | 6.5% | $43,614,879 |
| 2022 | $2,593,372 | 7% | $37,230,100 |
| 2021 | $2,541,075 | 6.7% | $37,978,993 |
| 2020 | $2,764,586 | 7.9% | $35,095,225 |
| 2019 | $2,644,508 | 7% | $37,763,866 |
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