Amy Parsons President | Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Amy Parsons President | Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $9,323,803, with the women’s team receiving $3,375,789.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Larimer County have grown 183.6%.
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 | $3,375,789 | 5.5% | $61,535,599 |
| 2022 | $2,517,769 | 4.2% | $59,275,605 |
| 2021 | $2,340,514 | 4.8% | $48,817,961 |
| 2020 | $2,892,012 | 5.3% | $54,994,366 |
| 2019 | $2,714,026 | 5% | $54,289,162 |
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