Dr. Devin Stephenson President | Northwest Florida State College
Dr. Devin Stephenson President | Northwest Florida State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $965,949, with the women’s team receiving $477,417.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Okaloosa County have grown 78.5%.
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 | $477,417 | 20.6% | $2,321,533 |
| 2022 | $331,459 | 20.8% | $1,596,982 |
| 2021 | $348,237 | 22.2% | $1,572,088 |
| 2020 | $339,461 | 19.1% | $1,773,843 |
| 2019 | $394,450 | 21% | $1,874,961 |
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