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 women’s teams receiving $7,560,015.
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 | $7,560,015 | 10.3% | $73,399,763 |
| 2022 | $4,406,984 | 7.4% | $59,574,782 |
| 2021 | $5,359,328 | 10.4% | $51,661,469 |
| 2020 | $5,199,093 | 10.4% | $50,031,721 |
| 2019 | $6,266,595 | 11.3% | $55,660,105 |
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