Ray L. Watts, M.D., President | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ray L. Watts, M.D., President | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $13,305,340, with women’s teams receiving $4,567,875.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 67.8%.
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 | $4,567,875 | 6.2% | $73,498,991 |
| 2022 | $4,440,562 | 6.1% | $72,540,184 |
| 2021 | $3,902,456 | 6.1% | $63,533,121 |
| 2020 | $4,180,299 | 6.4% | $65,333,984 |
| 2019 | $4,265,656 | 6.4% | $66,137,789 |
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