Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage | University of Alaska Anchorage
Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage | University of Alaska Anchorage
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,837,590, with the women’s team receiving $1,054,363.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Anchorage Municipality have grown 9%.
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 | $1,054,363 | 11.2% | $9,407,550 |
| 2022 | $961,277 | 11.9% | $8,060,852 |
| 2021 | $759,923 | 9.7% | $7,837,362 |
| 2020 | $999,591 | 9.6% | $10,420,414 |
| 2019 | $948,138 | 8.2% | $11,502,111 |
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