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 women’s teams receiving $3,485,002.
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 | $3,485,002 | 6% | $57,615,713 |
| 2022 | $3,131,745 | 6.1% | $51,431,752 |
| 2021 | $2,260,708 | 5.3% | $42,499,410 |
| 2020 | $3,274,486 | 6.6% | $49,971,901 |
| 2019 | $2,958,050 | 6.3% | $46,846,647 |
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