Dr. Sam Minner, President | New Mexico Highlands University
Dr. Sam Minner, President | New Mexico Highlands University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $809,952, with women’s teams receiving $372,538.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in San Miguel County have grown 114.8%.
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 | $372,538 | 6.5% | $5,694,673 |
| 2022 | $363,715 | 6.2% | $5,869,453 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $4,620,491 |
| 2020 | $254,939 | 5.3% | $4,815,256 |
| 2019 | $276,167 | 5.5% | $4,990,435 |
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