William S. Wainwright, Ph.D. President | Southeastern Louisiana University
William S. Wainwright, Ph.D. President | Southeastern Louisiana University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,150,845, with the women’s team receiving $1,008,234.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tangipahoa Parish have grown 109.9%.
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 | $1,008,234 | 6.4% | $15,750,278 |
| 2022 | $974,920 | 6.6% | $14,695,241 |
| 2021 | $795,835 | 6.2% | $12,931,768 |
| 2020 | $902,660 | 6.3% | $14,332,915 |
| 2019 | $912,977 | 6.6% | $13,877,580 |
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