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2023: How much was spent on basketball teams from Stephens County

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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's institution invested $134,940 on their basketball teams in 2023, a 4.5% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 30.4% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.

The average sports expenses in Stephens County have grown 245.7% 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.

Basketball Team's Expenditures in Stephens County in Last 5 Years
YearBasketball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$134,94030.4%
2022$141,36226.9%
2021$147,40828.9%
2020$100,50326.8%
2019$40,90017.9%

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