Jennifer Cowley President | The University of Texas at Arlington
Jennifer Cowley President | The University of Texas at Arlington
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $28,199,809, with women’s teams receiving $10,588,580.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tarrant County have grown 180.6%.
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 | $10,588,580 | 6.1% | $174,453,152 |
| 2022 | $9,451,737 | 5.8% | $163,121,938 |
| 2021 | $7,870,921 | 6.3% | $124,685,440 |
| 2020 | $9,404,456 | 6.7% | $139,895,701 |
| 2019 | $10,912,239 | 7.6% | $143,235,573 |
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