President Greg Truckenmiller, Ph.D. | Fulton-Montgomery Community College
President Greg Truckenmiller, Ph.D. | Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $99,968, with the men’s team receiving $48,184.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Montgomery County have grown 131%.
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 | $48,184 | 14.5% | $332,013 |
| 2022 | $38,951 | 14.3% | $272,995 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $126,193 |
| 2020 | $32,912 | 13.3% | $248,299 |
| 2019 | $46,716 | 15.7% | $297,535 |
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