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 women’s team receiving $1,384,648.
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 | $1,384,648 | 9% | $15,344,594 |
| 2022 | $878,168 | 5.9% | $14,911,268 |
| 2021 | $777,437 | 6.3% | $12,369,254 |
| 2020 | $700,847 | 6% | $11,681,688 |
| 2019 | $715,766 | 6.4% | $11,138,695 |
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