Andre Stephens, Ph.D. President | Fresno Pacific University
Andre Stephens, Ph.D. President | Fresno Pacific University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,470,432, with men’s teams receiving $4,981,952.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fresno County have grown 73.1%.
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 | $4,981,952 | 7.4% | $67,707,909 |
| 2022 | $4,700,560 | 8% | $58,912,622 |
| 2021 | $3,008,439 | 6.4% | $47,147,257 |
| 2020 | $4,142,107 | 6.9% | $59,601,949 |
| 2019 | $4,680,909 | 7.3% | $64,274,908 |
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