Quantcast

Tucson Standard

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Pima County's institutions spent $22,278,957 on basketball teams in 2023

Webp hj6i4ids1be2bu4d3oatfwhaq228

Dr. Dolores Durán-Cerda Chancellor | Pima Community College

Dr. Dolores Durán-Cerda Chancellor | Pima Community College

Pima County's three universities invested $22,278,957 on their basketball teams in 2023, a 24.5% increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 16% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.

The average sports expenses in Pima County have grown 62.6% since 2010.

University of Arizona stood out as the university in Pima County that received the most basketball funding during 2023. The institution received $21,816,698 - or 97.9% of all the money destined to basketball teams.

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 the 2020–21 school year.

Basketball Team's Expenditures in Pima County in Last 5 Years
YearBasketball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$22,278,95716%
2022$17,893,88315%
2021$17,164,49418.6%
2020$14,462,02116.7%
2019$14,336,02816.1%

MORE NEWS