Martha Dunagin Saunders President | Facebook
Martha Dunagin Saunders President | Facebook
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,170,175, with men’s teams receiving $1,145,135.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Escambia County have grown 149.6%.
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 | $1,145,135 | 8.1% | $14,067,963 |
| 2022 | $1,079,073 | 8.2% | $13,182,789 |
| 2021 | $909,394 | 7.9% | $11,573,602 |
| 2020 | $884,257 | 6.9% | $12,873,152 |
| 2019 | $867,458 | 6.9% | $12,494,994 |
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