Dr. Jay Clune President | Nicholls State University
Dr. Jay Clune President | Nicholls State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,864,878, with the women’s team receiving $749,177.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lafourche Parish have grown 86.6%.
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 | $749,177 | 6.4% | $11,658,725 |
| 2022 | $692,710 | 6.2% | $11,164,755 |
| 2021 | $675,555 | 7.3% | $9,282,352 |
| 2020 | $737,886 | 7.3% | $10,092,412 |
| 2019 | $733,322 | 7.6% | $9,674,950 |
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