José Luis Cruz Rivera President | Northern Arizona University
José Luis Cruz Rivera President | Northern Arizona University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,342,985, with the men’s team receiving $1,706,778.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Coconino County have grown 125.4%.
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 | $1,706,778 | 7.5% | $22,619,926 |
| 2022 | $1,776,901 | 7.8% | $22,649,615 |
| 2021 | $1,353,754 | 7.4% | $18,185,926 |
| 2020 | $1,551,799 | 7.5% | $20,683,938 |
| 2019 | $1,805,164 | 8.5% | $21,153,840 |
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