Randy O\'Rear, Ed.D. President | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Randy O\'Rear, Ed.D. President | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,157,584, with women’s teams receiving $600,102.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bell County have grown 94.7%.
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 | $600,102 | 7% | $8,584,902 |
| 2022 | $465,697 | 6% | $7,728,566 |
| 2021 | $409,240 | 6.3% | $6,474,998 |
| 2020 | $444,711 | 7% | $6,376,607 |
| 2019 | $440,248 | 6.8% | $6,482,272 |
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