Dr. Brad Voyles, President | Covenant College
Dr. Brad Voyles, President | Covenant College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $328,886, with the women’s team receiving $152,014.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Walker County have grown 2.9%.
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 | $152,014 | 9.2% | $1,659,661 |
| 2022 | $130,042 | 7.6% | $1,706,277 |
| 2021 | $144,154 | 9.2% | $1,561,015 |
| 2020 | $126,254 | 7.7% | $1,632,031 |
| 2019 | $116,959 | 8.2% | $1,419,507 |
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