Dr. Debra A. Schwinn President | Palm Beach Atlantic University
Dr. Debra A. Schwinn President | Palm Beach Atlantic University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,916,330, with men’s teams receiving $5,431,328.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Palm Beach County have grown 138.8%.
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 | $5,431,328 | 9.4% | $57,615,713 |
| 2022 | $3,790,149 | 7.4% | $51,431,752 |
| 2021 | $2,846,977 | 6.7% | $42,499,410 |
| 2020 | $3,857,955 | 7.7% | $49,971,901 |
| 2019 | $3,839,513 | 8.2% | $46,846,647 |
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