President Dr. Ronald Berry | University of Louisiana at Monroe
President Dr. Ronald Berry | University of Louisiana at Monroe
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,974,807, with the men’s team receiving $1,419,823.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ouachita Parish have grown 122.6%.
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 | $1,419,823 | 7.7% | $18,518,405 |
| 2022 | $1,392,406 | 7.6% | $18,416,615 |
| 2021 | $1,117,325 | 6.9% | $16,092,329 |
| 2020 | $1,356,316 | 8.5% | $15,990,935 |
| 2019 | $1,469,020 | 9.6% | $15,252,816 |
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