Dr. Stuart Rayfield, President | Columbus State University
Dr. Stuart Rayfield, President | Columbus State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $711,356, with the women’s team receiving $331,138.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Muscogee County have grown 7.3%.
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 | $331,138 | 10.1% | $3,269,056 |
| 2022 | $326,294 | 8.6% | $3,781,167 |
| 2021 | $274,544 | 6.4% | $4,256,775 |
| 2020 | $361,881 | 8% | $4,520,316 |
| 2019 | $326,756 | 7.2% | $4,542,586 |
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