LSUE Chancellor Nancee Sorenson | Louisiana State University-Eunice
LSUE Chancellor Nancee Sorenson | Louisiana State University-Eunice
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $429,892, with the men’s team receiving $236,575.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Acadia Parish have grown 171.6%.
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 | $236,575 | 14.5% | $1,633,544 |
| 2022 | $226,637 | 13.2% | $1,716,121 |
| 2021 | $198,103 | 12.7% | $1,564,118 |
| 2020 | $192,276 | 13.4% | $1,430,474 |
| 2019 | $234,894 | 13.6% | $1,728,014 |
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