Dr. Guy Bailey President | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dr. Guy Bailey President | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,460,252, with the women’s team receiving $1,487,022.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hidalgo County have grown 200.8%.
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 | $1,487,022 | 9.3% | $15,997,018 |
| 2022 | $1,402,286 | 9.9% | $14,186,649 |
| 2021 | $1,127,325 | 8.5% | $13,217,642 |
| 2020 | $1,112,390 | 8.8% | $12,682,715 |
| 2019 | $1,269,967 | 9.8% | $12,920,744 |
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