Lawrence Barrett, ED.D. President | Florida Gateway College
Lawrence Barrett, ED.D. President | Florida Gateway College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $23,147,897, with men’s teams receiving $15,817,070.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Leon County have grown 61.3%.
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 | $15,817,070 | 8.5% | $185,709,745 |
| 2022 | $12,831,929 | 8% | $161,105,052 |
| 2021 | $8,043,140 | 9% | $89,140,487 |
| 2020 | $12,101,535 | 7.2% | $168,530,741 |
| 2019 | $18,278,336 | 8.7% | $211,180,523 |
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