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Stephens County’s institutions spent $78,998 on men’s basketball teams in 2023

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Robert M. Myers, D.B.A., President | Toccoa Falls College

Robert M. Myers, D.B.A., President | Toccoa Falls College

Stephens County spent $78,998 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 3.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $134,940, with the men’s team receiving $78,998.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Stephens County have grown 245.7%.

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.

Men’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Stephens County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$78,99817.8%$444,221
2022$76,30314.5%$524,953
2021$87,03717%$510,776
2020$56,88015.2%$374,624
2019$21,8349.6%$227,891

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