Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., President | Prairie View A & M University
Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., President | Prairie View A & M University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,348,928, with the men’s team receiving $1,259,630.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Waller County have grown 114%.
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 | $1,259,630 | 8.5% | $14,818,343 |
| 2022 | $1,259,630 | 8.5% | $14,818,343 |
| 2021 | $1,055,996 | 8.8% | $12,039,681 |
| 2020 | $1,199,860 | 8.8% | $13,665,485 |
| 2019 | $1,184,538 | 8.9% | $13,287,492 |
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