Jay Gogue Interim President | New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Jay Gogue Interim President | New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,194,044, with the men’s team receiving $3,180,322.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Doña Ana County have grown 51.1%.
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 | $3,180,322 | 8.9% | $35,828,331 |
| 2022 | $3,557,618 | 11.4% | $31,168,241 |
| 2021 | $2,962,064 | 12.1% | $24,445,711 |
| 2020 | $3,286,270 | 11.9% | $27,724,312 |
| 2019 | $3,077,862 | 11.4% | $27,013,637 |
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