Mark Middendorf President | Ave Maria University
Mark Middendorf President | Ave Maria University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,407,341, with the women’s team receiving $592,608.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Collier County have grown 645.4%.
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 | $592,608 | 5.7% | $10,406,044 |
| 2022 | $481,669 | 5% | $9,655,333 |
| 2021 | $275,722 | 4% | $6,859,270 |
| 2020 | $238,017 | 3.7% | $6,392,955 |
| 2019 | $213,328 | 4.1% | $5,255,152 |
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