Dr. Robert W. Pearigen President | Millsaps College
Dr. Robert W. Pearigen President | Millsaps College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,337,075, with women’s teams receiving $2,104,838.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hinds County have grown 80.2%.
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 | $2,104,838 | 7.2% | $29,329,835 |
| 2022 | $1,949,938 | 6.8% | $28,871,840 |
| 2021 | $1,657,251 | 6.9% | $23,993,729 |
| 2020 | $1,685,268 | 6.3% | $26,801,198 |
| 2019 | $1,690,149 | 6.2% | $27,339,002 |
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