Lauderdale County’s institution invested $2,743,098 on their basketball teams in 2023, an 11.8% increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 19.7% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Lauderdale County have grown 165.9% since 2010.
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 the 2020–21 school year.
| Year | Basketball Team’s Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,743,098 | 19.7% |
| 2022 | $2,454,362 | 20.3% |
| 2021 | $2,025,031 | 19.5% |
| 2020 | $2,124,461 | 21.4% |
| 2019 | $2,106,914 | 18.7% |
