Dr. Tom Stritikus, President | Fort Lewis College
Dr. Tom Stritikus, President | Fort Lewis College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,084,256, with the women’s team receiving $478,508.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in La Plata County have grown 58.1%.
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 | $478,508 | 6.5% | $7,408,322 |
| 2022 | $521,880 | 7.5% | $7,000,047 |
| 2021 | $331,102 | 6.3% | $5,297,471 |
| 2020 | $371,378 | 6.6% | $5,667,383 |
| 2019 | $422,272 | 7.2% | $5,835,758 |
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