Dr. Jana Schwartz, Interim President | Paradise Valley Community College
Dr. Jana Schwartz, Interim President | Paradise Valley Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $27,278,089, with women’s teams receiving $8,685,679.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Maricopa County have grown 126.3%.
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 | $8,685,679 | 4.5% | $192,846,999 |
| 2022 | $9,033,797 | 5.4% | $168,068,969 |
| 2021 | $6,410,635 | 4.3% | $150,314,613 |
| 2020 | $7,350,722 | 4.7% | $155,596,569 |
| 2019 | $7,101,935 | 4.7% | $151,730,062 |
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