Taylor R. Randall , President | University of Utah
Taylor R. Randall , President | University of Utah
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $18,226,999, with women’s teams receiving $5,331,859.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Salt Lake County have grown 239.8%.
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 | $5,331,859 | 4.5% | $119,504,592 |
| 2022 | $4,503,660 | 4.6% | $98,760,917 |
| 2021 | $3,345,564 | 4.3% | $78,344,521 |
| 2020 | $4,195,555 | 4.6% | $91,768,714 |
| 2019 | $4,090,850 | 4.4% | $93,140,535 |
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