Song Richardson President | Colorado College
Song Richardson President | Colorado College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,949,363, with women’s teams receiving $971,789.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in El Paso County have grown 69.4%.
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 | $971,789 | 5.5% | $17,624,683 |
| 2022 | $897,315 | 5.2% | $17,132,591 |
| 2021 | $609,285 | 4.3% | $14,158,583 |
| 2020 | $728,655 | 4.5% | $16,289,714 |
| 2019 | $670,478 | 3.8% | $17,488,608 |
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