Dr. Walter Wendler President | West Texas A & M University
Dr. Walter Wendler President | West Texas A & M University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,555,167, with the men’s team receiving $838,215.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Randall County have grown 144.7%.
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 | $838,215 | 7.1% | $11,788,132 |
| 2022 | $821,219 | 7.3% | $11,261,617 |
| 2021 | $785,547 | 6.9% | $11,352,991 |
| 2020 | $780,061 | 7.7% | $10,123,004 |
| 2019 | $767,035 | 7.2% | $10,665,677 |
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