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2023 sees Jackson County investing no money in women’s basketball teams

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Dr. David Campbell President | Northeast Alabama Community College

Dr. David Campbell President | Northeast Alabama Community College

Jackson County did not fund their women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Since 2018, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 22.1%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Jackson County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$00%$95,427
2022$00%$75,022
2021$00%$103,964
2020$00%$69,979
2019$00%$89,322

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