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 women’s teams receiving $3,488,480.
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 | $3,488,480 | 5.2% | $67,707,909 |
| 2022 | $3,096,902 | 5.3% | $58,912,622 |
| 2021 | $2,271,244 | 4.8% | $47,147,257 |
| 2020 | $3,229,012 | 5.4% | $59,601,949 |
| 2019 | $3,080,437 | 4.8% | $64,274,908 |
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