Dr. Mark J. Rudin President | Texas A & M University-Commerce
Dr. Mark J. Rudin President | Texas A & M University-Commerce
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,074,861, with the men’s team receiving $1,690,213.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hunt County have grown 235.1%.
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 | $1,690,213 | 11% | $15,344,594 |
| 2022 | $963,844 | 6.5% | $14,911,268 |
| 2021 | $824,008 | 6.7% | $12,369,254 |
| 2020 | $803,507 | 6.9% | $11,681,688 |
| 2019 | $953,726 | 8.6% | $11,138,695 |
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