Dr. Robert C. Robbins President | University of Arizona
Dr. Robert C. Robbins President | University of Arizona
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $22,278,957, with men’s teams receiving $16,088,231.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pima County have grown 62.6%.
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 | $16,088,231 | 11.5% | $139,672,574 |
| 2022 | $12,354,566 | 10.4% | $118,988,524 |
| 2021 | $13,391,757 | 14.5% | $92,333,087 |
| 2020 | $10,701,434 | 12.3% | $86,660,114 |
| 2019 | $10,795,490 | 12.1% | $88,891,225 |
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