Dr. Pablo Arenaz, President | Texas A & M International University
Dr. Pablo Arenaz, President | Texas A & M International University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,293,403, with the men’s team receiving $691,217.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Webb County have grown 355.9%.
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 | $691,217 | 9.5% | $7,243,815 |
| 2022 | $527,807 | 8.8% | $5,996,045 |
| 2021 | $441,304 | 8.9% | $4,968,395 |
| 2020 | $536,278 | 8.4% | $6,419,450 |
| 2019 | $509,778 | 7.7% | $6,592,970 |
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