President Dr. Ronald Berry | University of Louisiana at Monroe
President Dr. Ronald Berry | University of Louisiana at Monroe
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 16.1% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Ouachita Parish have grown 122.6% 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 | $2,974,807 | 16.1% |
| 2022 | $2,851,240 | 15.5% |
| 2021 | $2,183,933 | 13.6% |
| 2020 | $2,547,073 | 15.9% |
| 2019 | $2,776,418 | 18.2% |
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