Jay Hartzell President | The University of Texas at Austin
Jay Hartzell President | The University of Texas at Austin
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $28,847,012, with men’s teams receiving $17,470,723.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Travis County have grown 75.2%.
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 | $17,470,723 | 8.3% | $211,236,193 |
| 2022 | $17,316,984 | 8.5% | $204,574,384 |
| 2021 | $18,574,815 | 11.6% | $160,462,788 |
| 2020 | $12,154,254 | 7.4% | $163,228,835 |
| 2019 | $12,924,472 | 6.9% | $187,886,195 |
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