Adrienne Scarcella, Director | Tacoma Community College
Adrienne Scarcella, Director | Tacoma Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,213,000, with women’s teams receiving $510,535.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pierce County have grown 34.1%.
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 | $510,535 | 5.2% | $9,837,865 |
| 2022 | $429,700 | 4.7% | $9,079,475 |
| 2021 | $320,547 | 4.5% | $7,052,557 |
| 2020 | $450,868 | 6.1% | $7,442,640 |
| 2019 | $536,706 | 5.8% | $9,315,866 |
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