Hector Balderas President of Northern New Mexico College | linkedin.com
Hector Balderas President of Northern New Mexico College | linkedin.com
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $444,601, with the men’s team receiving $240,891.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Rio Arriba County have grown 57%.
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 | $240,891 | 33.8% | $711,781 |
| 2022 | $208,418 | 39.2% | $531,082 |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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