Todd Haynie President | Eastern Arizona College
Todd Haynie President | Eastern Arizona College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,006,643, with the men’s team receiving $565,403.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Graham County have grown 115.4%.
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 | $565,403 | 16.2% | $3,486,258 |
| 2022 | $332,229 | 16.1% | $2,057,937 |
| 2021 | $235,604 | 16.2% | $1,453,674 |
| 2020 | $273,660 | 13.5% | $2,032,775 |
| 2019 | $246,071 | 9.7% | $2,525,509 |
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