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 women’s teams receiving $2,456,852.
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 | $2,456,852 | 4.9% | $49,814,719 |
| 2022 | $2,298,903 | 5.1% | $45,483,661 |
| 2021 | $1,860,483 | 5.2% | $35,875,440 |
| 2020 | $2,276,416 | 5.6% | $40,954,641 |
| 2019 | $2,115,279 | 4.8% | $44,404,512 |
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