TMCC President Dr. Karin Hilgersom | Truckee Meadows Community College
TMCC President Dr. Karin Hilgersom | Truckee Meadows Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,698,508, with men’s teams receiving $5,241,656.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washoe County have grown 126.8%.
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 | $5,241,656 | 10.5% | $49,814,719 |
| 2022 | $4,978,558 | 10.9% | $45,483,661 |
| 2021 | $3,229,484 | 9% | $35,875,440 |
| 2020 | $3,897,923 | 9.5% | $40,954,641 |
| 2019 | $4,706,010 | 10.6% | $44,404,512 |
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