Dr. Andrew “Andy” Feinstein President of the University of Northern Colorado | University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Andrew “Andy” Feinstein President of the University of Northern Colorado | University of Northern Colorado
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,356,436, with the men’s team receiving $1,797,779.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Weld County have grown 104.1%.
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 |
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2023 | $1,797,779 | 8.9% | $20,171,855 |
2022 | $1,909,903 | 10.2% | $18,798,907 |
2021 | $1,284,289 | 7.2% | $17,930,364 |
2020 | $1,507,119 | 8.8% | $17,201,990 |
2019 | $1,538,837 | 8.8% | $17,442,111 |