Michael P. Shannon, President | University of North Georgia
Michael P. Shannon, President | University of North Georgia
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $952,410, with the women’s team receiving $420,524.
Since 2014, the average sports expenses in Lumpkin County have grown 69.3%.
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 | $420,524 | 6.9% | $6,062,391 |
| 2022 | $522,568 | 8.2% | $6,354,502 |
| 2021 | $470,764 | 8.4% | $5,607,231 |
| 2020 | $494,853 | 8.7% | $5,711,389 |
| 2019 | $498,609 | 8.9% | $5,626,525 |
Alerts Sign-up