Sister Paula Marie Buley, IHM President | Rivier University
Sister Paula Marie Buley, IHM President | Rivier University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,965,051, with women’s teams receiving $937,515.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hillsborough County have grown 149.3%.
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 | $937,515 | 8.6% | $10,929,293 |
| 2022 | $926,827 | 8.4% | $11,009,126 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $8,602,494 |
| 2020 | $849,423 | 9.2% | $9,239,199 |
| 2019 | $854,425 | 9.6% | $8,924,316 |
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