Dr. Ervin D. Seamster, Jr. President | Southwestern Christian College
Dr. Ervin D. Seamster, Jr. President | Southwestern Christian College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $146,378, with the women’s team receiving $69,692.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kaufman County have dropped 38.5%.
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 | $69,692 | 28% | $248,700 |
| 2022 | $42,766 | 23.7% | $180,366 |
| 2021 | $62,341 | 36.2% | $172,306 |
| 2020 | $127,012 | 35.9% | $353,820 |
| 2019 | $124,692 | 46.9% | $266,128 |
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