Decatur County’s institution invested $1,092,833 on their basketball teams in 2023, a 5.3% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 13.4% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Decatur County have grown 84.1% 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 | $1,092,833 | 13.4% |
| 2022 | $1,153,819 | 15.8% |
| 2021 | $848,712 | 15.3% |
| 2020 | $820,608 | 17.7% |
| 2019 | $961,805 | 17.1% |
