Imperial County spent $49,341 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 13.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $97,486, with the men’s team receiving $49,341.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Imperial County have dropped 3.2%.
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 | $49,341 | 10.7% | $461,708 |
| 2022 | $43,448 | 7.3% | $599,056 |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
