Sacramento County spent $2,752,024 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 14.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,892,707, with men’s teams receiving $2,752,024.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sacramento County have grown 134.4%.
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 | $2,752,024 | 6.4% | $42,867,575 |
| 2022 | $2,400,559 | 5.5% | $43,932,931 |
| 2021 | $1,467,527 | 4.4% | $33,631,568 |
| 2020 | $2,008,753 | 5.1% | $39,362,388 |
| 2019 | $2,042,242 | 6.6% | $30,802,450 |
