Dr. Jacquelyn Elliott, President/CEO | Central Arizona College
Dr. Jacquelyn Elliott, President/CEO | Central Arizona College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $355,896, with the men’s team receiving $196,304.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pinal County have grown 75.1%.
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 | $196,304 | 8.3% | $2,365,249 |
| 2022 | $185,693 | 7.7% | $2,401,344 |
| 2021 | $172,735 | 8.1% | $2,131,318 |
| 2020 | $108,497 | 5.1% | $2,114,152 |
| 2019 | $225,343 | 7.6% | $2,949,386 |
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