Dr. Ken Atwater President | Hillsborough Community College
Dr. Ken Atwater President | Hillsborough Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $12,953,216, with men’s teams receiving $7,612,311.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hillsborough County have grown 100%.
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 | $7,612,311 | 8.5% | $89,058,406 |
| 2022 | $6,206,514 | 8% | $78,021,917 |
| 2021 | $4,903,847 | 6.6% | $73,943,514 |
| 2020 | $6,198,277 | 8.4% | $74,029,950 |
| 2019 | $6,147,659 | 8.8% | $69,665,753 |
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