President Dr. Sylvia A. Alva | California State University-Fullerton
President Dr. Sylvia A. Alva | California State University-Fullerton
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $15,862,551, with women’s teams receiving $6,658,001.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Orange County have grown 121.5%.
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 | $6,658,001 | 6.6% | $100,231,583 |
| 2022 | $6,206,394 | 6.9% | $90,147,480 |
| 2021 | $4,590,633 | 6.3% | $72,476,398 |
| 2020 | $6,409,080 | 7.7% | $83,121,234 |
| 2019 | $5,643,836 | 6.9% | $81,698,192 |
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