Dr. James Johnston President | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Dr. James Johnston President | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,009,872, with the women’s team receiving $430,726.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Roosevelt County have grown 88.1%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $430,726 | 6.5% | $6,614,369 |
| 2022 | $390,856 | 6.3% | $6,166,675 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $5,207,831 |
| 2020 | $455,304 | 8.5% | $5,382,545 |
| 2019 | $431,064 | 8.5% | $5,086,874 |
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