Dennis J. Shields President-Chancellor of Southern University and A & M College | subr.edu
Dennis J. Shields President-Chancellor of Southern University and A & M College | subr.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $23,314,067, with women’s teams receiving $11,405,111.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in East Baton Rouge Parish have grown 91.8%.
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 | $11,405,111 | 5.3% | $213,510,623 |
| 2022 | $9,370,599 | 4.6% | $205,513,311 |
| 2021 | $5,310,725 | 4.2% | $125,249,780 |
| 2020 | $5,766,844 | 3.4% | $171,756,247 |
| 2019 | $5,216,229 | 3.3% | $159,719,750 |
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