President Astrid S. Tuminez | Utah Valley University
President Astrid S. Tuminez | Utah Valley University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $17,984,210, with women’s teams receiving $4,997,687.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Utah County have grown 190.8%.
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 | $4,997,687 | 4% | $123,916,144 |
| 2022 | $3,200,007 | 3.3% | $96,679,840 |
| 2021 | $2,578,627 | 3.3% | $78,793,792 |
| 2020 | $3,173,830 | 3.6% | $87,878,418 |
| 2019 | $3,220,936 | 3.7% | $87,598,203 |
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