Dr. Justin Hoggard, President | Coastal Bend College
Dr. Justin Hoggard, President | Coastal Bend College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $382,461, with the women’s team receiving $199,339.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Bee County have grown 787.7%.
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 | $199,339 | 11.5% | $1,727,148 |
| 2022 | $176,720 | 13.3% | $1,330,831 |
| 2021 | $163,737 | 13.4% | $1,217,799 |
| 2020 | $175,264 | 14.9% | $1,175,763 |
| 2019 | $147,307 | 13.3% | $1,111,666 |
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