Dr. Daniel P. Corr President | Arizona Western College
Dr. Daniel P. Corr President | Arizona Western College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $605,418, with the women’s team receiving $300,097.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Yuma County have grown 55.4%.
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 | $300,097 | 10.7% | $2,812,555 |
| 2022 | $309,815 | 12% | $2,571,862 |
| 2021 | $175,657 | 8.9% | $1,983,656 |
| 2020 | $253,854 | 12.1% | $2,095,065 |
| 2019 | $227,516 | 8.4% | $2,696,001 |
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