Dr. Robert H. Vela Jr. President | Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Dr. Robert H. Vela Jr. President | Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,135,679, with the men’s team receiving $605,245.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kleberg County have grown 119.2%.
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 | $605,245 | 6.7% | $9,054,590 |
| 2022 | $676,569 | 7.8% | $8,669,365 |
| 2021 | $487,243 | 6.5% | $7,523,220 |
| 2020 | $586,756 | 7.4% | $7,938,731 |
| 2019 | $555,966 | 6.2% | $8,958,290 |
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