Paul Broadie II President | Santa Fe College
Paul Broadie II President | Santa Fe College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $13,965,184, with men’s teams receiving $8,715,737.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Alachua County have grown 67.8%.
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 | $8,715,737 | 4.9% | $178,731,856 |
| 2022 | $8,703,363 | 4.8% | $179,745,889 |
| 2021 | $6,808,653 | 5.4% | $126,229,844 |
| 2020 | $9,740,687 | 6.9% | $141,152,734 |
| 2019 | $9,574,690 | 6.6% | $145,430,444 |
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