re: WBB New Locker Room

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Kim Mulkey and her surging women’s basketball team clearly gained interest as ticket sales jumped by $842,526 and contributions increased by $551,336 in her first season. The program generated more NCAA distributions and sales at the arena than the year before. But higher operating expenses, mostly from compensation for Mulkey and her staff ($5.1 million combined), resulted in a $6.55 million deficit for the team.

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The football program, which supports nearly the entire athletic department, returned to pre-pandemic revenue levels as it underwent a coaching change. The team made $95.1 million, the most in at least a decade.

Contributions jumped by $18.08 million. It also received $3.79 million from bowl-related revenue after self-imposing a bowl ban during the 2020 season.

However, football’s $35.71 million profit was lower than usual.

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Men’s basketball finished with a $1.67 million profit in the year it fired head coach Will Wade for cause. After two years of posting financial losses, it was the team’s highest profit since earning $1.61 million during the 2017 fiscal year.

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Baseball, the other LSU team that usually records profits, did so as Alex Box Stadium operated with full capacity for an entire season for the first time since 2019 and contributions ($2.43 million) returned to pre-pandemic levels. The program reported $6.06 million in overall revenue and had a net income of $84,595 in coach Jay Johnson’s first season after losing money for two straight years.

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Lets shite on a program that is probably gonna make more money than any other sport besides baseball and football

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