Robert B. Sloan, D. d. Theol., President | Houston Baptist University
Robert B. Sloan, D. d. Theol., President | Houston Baptist University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $26,394,205, with women’s teams receiving $7,739,533.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Harris County have grown 118.8%.
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 | $7,739,533 | 4.4% | $174,467,933 |
| 2022 | $7,542,317 | 4.8% | $157,716,406 |
| 2021 | $6,975,039 | 5.1% | $136,200,300 |
| 2020 | $8,010,993 | 5.6% | $143,324,999 |
| 2019 | $7,623,960 | 5.3% | $144,557,911 |
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