Dr. Steven D. Mason President | LeTourneau University
Dr. Steven D. Mason President | LeTourneau University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $875,293, with men’s teams receiving $447,867.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Gregg County have grown 47.5%.
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 | $447,867 | 11.2% | $3,984,992 |
| 2022 | $429,205 | 12.1% | $3,558,377 |
| 2021 | $406,344 | 12.1% | $3,360,824 |
| 2020 | $412,327 | 11.9% | $3,461,652 |
| 2019 | $400,821 | 11.4% | $3,531,156 |
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