Scott McDowell, Ed.D., President | Lubbock Christian University
Scott McDowell, Ed.D., President | Lubbock Christian University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $23,269,254, with women’s teams receiving $6,314,180.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lubbock County have grown 160.6%.
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 | $6,314,180 | 5.2% | $121,110,550 |
| 2022 | $6,193,767 | 5.9% | $105,144,931 |
| 2021 | $4,708,944 | 5.8% | $81,597,615 |
| 2020 | $4,851,600 | 5.7% | $85,050,767 |
| 2019 | $5,045,338 | 5.6% | $89,544,644 |
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