Dr. Jim Henderson President | Louisiana Tech University
Dr. Jim Henderson President | Louisiana Tech University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,531,198, with women’s teams receiving $2,882,004.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lincoln Parish have grown 103.5%.
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 | $2,882,004 | 7.1% | $40,497,769 |
| 2022 | $2,695,533 | 7.2% | $37,478,530 |
| 2021 | $2,301,373 | 7.6% | $30,088,327 |
| 2020 | $2,519,667 | 8.1% | $31,287,650 |
| 2019 | $2,483,208 | 7.7% | $32,236,395 |
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