John Marshall President | Colorado Mesa University
John Marshall President | Colorado Mesa University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,304,926, with the women’s team receiving $670,300.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mesa County have grown 158.3%.
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 | $670,300 | 5.1% | $13,168,490 |
| 2022 | $606,631 | 5.3% | $11,540,550 |
| 2021 | $444,225 | 4.9% | $9,056,833 |
| 2020 | $530,894 | 5.4% | $9,909,240 |
| 2019 | $490,152 | 4.8% | $10,259,880 |
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