Reynold Verret President | Xavier University of Louisiana
Reynold Verret President | Xavier University of Louisiana
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $17,641,478, with men’s teams receiving $10,081,463.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Orleans Parish have grown 134.6%.
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 | $10,081,463 | 13.7% | $73,399,763 |
2022 | $9,176,182 | 15.4% | $59,574,782 |
2021 | $6,215,529 | 12% | $51,661,469 |
2020 | $6,758,996 | 13.5% | $50,031,721 |
2019 | $8,489,159 | 15.3% | $55,660,105 |