Dr. Luis Dorado, President | Los Angeles Harbor College
Dr. Luis Dorado, President | Los Angeles Harbor College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $82,012,852, with women’s teams receiving $31,418,630.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Los Angeles County have grown 124.6%.
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 | $31,418,630 | 5.4% | $585,723,911 |
| 2022 | $27,137,069 | 5.1% | $529,593,565 |
| 2021 | $14,975,937 | 4.3% | $350,025,620 |
| 2020 | $22,437,406 | 5% | $451,770,493 |
| 2019 | $22,049,601 | 4.9% | $446,813,846 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
!RECEIVE ALERTS
DONATE
Alerts Sign-up