Dr. Georj Lewis, President | Clayton State University
Dr. Georj Lewis, President | Clayton State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $897,401, with the women’s team receiving $456,568.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Clayton County have dropped 2.8%.
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 | $456,568 | 16.4% | $2,788,980 |
| 2022 | $405,584 | 13.7% | $2,967,119 |
| 2021 | $330,402 | 15.2% | $2,171,726 |
| 2020 | $387,335 | 14% | $2,768,051 |
| 2019 | $432,454 | 16.8% | $2,571,523 |
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