Heather Wilson President | The University of Texas at El Paso
Heather Wilson President | The University of Texas at El Paso
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,971,669, with women’s teams receiving $1,959,553.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in El Paso County have grown 32.1%.
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 | $1,959,553 | 6.2% | $31,851,113 |
| 2022 | $1,693,426 | 6.4% | $26,285,307 |
| 2021 | $2,117,186 | 7.7% | $27,387,698 |
| 2020 | $1,867,232 | 6.3% | $29,873,082 |
| 2019 | $2,623,922 | 7.6% | $34,601,767 |
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