Marshall Criser, President | Piedmont University
Marshall Criser, President | Piedmont University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $515,268, with the women’s team receiving $256,812.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Habersham County have grown 409.1%.
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 | $256,812 | 5.4% | $4,775,304 |
| 2022 | $243,009 | 5.3% | $4,558,419 |
| 2021 | $193,129 | 6.6% | $2,932,885 |
| 2020 | $228,477 | 6.5% | $3,511,860 |
| 2019 | $193,166 | 5.7% | $3,391,919 |
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