Derek Moore, EdD, President | New Mexico Junior College
Derek Moore, EdD, President | New Mexico Junior College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,503,284, with men’s teams receiving $820,564.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lea County have grown 176%.
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 | $820,564 | 12% | $6,841,516 |
| 2022 | $786,751 | 11.4% | $6,926,794 |
| 2021 | $481,298 | 9.1% | $5,284,096 |
| 2020 | $778,476 | 11.9% | $6,518,663 |
| 2019 | $535,708 | 8.8% | $6,108,278 |
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