Mike Hobbs, Ph. D., President | Georgia Highlands College
Mike Hobbs, Ph. D., President | Georgia Highlands College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,842,720, with men’s teams receiving $919,425.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Floyd County have grown 6.9%.
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 | $919,425 | 5.6% | $16,334,371 |
| 2022 | $799,827 | 5.9% | $13,499,565 |
| 2021 | $710,444 | 6.3% | $11,295,675 |
| 2020 | $815,413 | 5.3% | $15,265,191 |
| 2019 | $840,892 | 6.4% | $13,226,937 |
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