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As Anriel Howard Shows, Underpayment Of Elite Women's Basketball Players Only Begins In College
David Berri Contributor SportsMoney
A few days ago, it was reported that Anriel Howard was transferring from the Texas A&M Aggies to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Howard was the most productive player on the Aggies last season, and her addition for the 2018-19 season should definitely help the Bulldogs overcome the departure of Victoria Vivians.
One can argue, though, that Howard's decision was not just about the Aggies and Bulldogs. It appears to highlight the choices elite athletes in women's basketball face in the United States.
Let's start with the story in college. Howard leaves Texas A&M as the school's all-time leading rebounder. If we consider all the box-score statistics, we see that of all the players returning in the Southeastern Conference, only Teaira McCowan Howard's new teammate with the Bulldogs produced more wins in 2017-18. So Howard's addition clearly should help the Bulldogs on the court.
Howard, though, does more than just produce wins on the court. As detailed in my textbook Sports Economics and the blog that accompanies the book we can do more than just measure how many wins Howard produces. We can also see how much revenue those wins are worth. This analysis indicates that last season Howard led Texas A&M with 6.6 wins produced and that these wins were worth $126,931 in revenue. The cost of attending Texas A&M for out-of-state students is estimated to be $54,332. That means Howard was definitely underpaid by the Aggies.
In other words, like many women in college basketball, Howard was exploited by Texas A&M.
According to data from the Department of Education, in 2016-17 (the last year revenue data was reported by colleges and universities), Mississippi State reported $4.7 million in revenue from women's college basketball while Texas A&M reported only $1.1 million. Consequently, if Howard maintains her productivity (and revenues for Mississippi State are similar next year to what they were in 2016-17), then Howard will generate $352,654 in revenue for the Bulldogs next season. This is many times the cost of attending Mississippi State. So relative to her time with the Aggies, Howard will be even more underpaid by the Bulldogs.
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EDITOR'S PICK 5,924 views Aug 12, 2018, 04:54pm
As Anriel Howard Shows, Underpayment Of Elite Women's Basketball Players Only Begins In College
David Berri Contributor SportsMoney
A few days ago, it was reported that Anriel Howard was transferring from the Texas A&M Aggies to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Howard was the most productive player on the Aggies last season, and her addition for the 2018-19 season should definitely help the Bulldogs overcome the departure of Victoria Vivians.
One can argue, though, that Howard's decision was not just about the Aggies and Bulldogs. It appears to highlight the choices elite athletes in women's basketball face in the United States.
Let's start with the story in college. Howard leaves Texas A&M as the school's all-time leading rebounder. If we consider all the box-score statistics, we see that of all the players returning in the Southeastern Conference, only Teaira McCowan Howard's new teammate with the Bulldogs produced more wins in 2017-18. So Howard's addition clearly should help the Bulldogs on the court.
Howard, though, does more than just produce wins on the court. As detailed in my textbook Sports Economics and the blog that accompanies the book we can do more than just measure how many wins Howard produces. We can also see how much revenue those wins are worth. This analysis indicates that last season Howard led Texas A&M with 6.6 wins produced and that these wins were worth $126,931 in revenue. The cost of attending Texas A&M for out-of-state students is estimated to be $54,332. That means Howard was definitely underpaid by the Aggies.
In other words, like many women in college basketball, Howard was exploited by Texas A&M.
According to data from the Department of Education, in 2016-17 (the last year revenue data was reported by colleges and universities), Mississippi State reported $4.7 million in revenue from women's college basketball while Texas A&M reported only $1.1 million. Consequently, if Howard maintains her productivity (and revenues for Mississippi State are similar next year to what they were in 2016-17), then Howard will generate $352,654 in revenue for the Bulldogs next season. This is many times the cost of attending Mississippi State. So relative to her time with the Aggies, Howard will be even more underpaid by the Bulldogs.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/12/forbes-underpayment-of-elite-athletes-in-womens-basketball-only-begins-in-college/#426614bf2c63