Vicki P. Karolewics President | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Vicki P. Karolewics President | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $431,365, with the women’s team receiving $181,822.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cullman County have grown 111.1%.
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 | $181,822 | 9.5% | $1,916,729 |
| 2022 | $181,822 | 9.5% | $1,916,729 |
| 2021 | $181,822 | 9.5% | $1,916,729 |
| 2020 | $176,672 | 10.2% | $1,728,016 |
| 2019 | $153,613 | 10.4% | $1,474,283 |
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