Denise Noldon, Ph.D. Interim President of Evergreen Valley College | evc.edu
Denise Noldon, Ph.D. Interim President of Evergreen Valley College | evc.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $31,123,451, with men’s teams receiving $17,686,389.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Santa Clara County have grown 127.6%.
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 | $17,686,389 | 6.5% | $271,390,060 |
| 2022 | $15,434,556 | 6.6% | $234,788,930 |
| 2021 | $12,380,521 | 6.5% | $190,031,642 |
| 2020 | $14,395,028 | 7% | $205,029,087 |
| 2019 | $14,052,768 | 6.9% | $204,624,678 |
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