Dr. Kimberly Zant, President | Otero Junior College
Dr. Kimberly Zant, President | Otero Junior College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $447,732, with the men’s team receiving $226,603.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Otero County have grown 492.9%.
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 | $226,603 | 8% | $2,830,448 |
| 2022 | $225,918 | 9.2% | $2,451,694 |
| 2021 | $204,136 | 8.9% | $2,300,890 |
| 2020 | $204,568 | 8.9% | $2,295,577 |
| 2019 | $197,211 | 8.6% | $2,287,595 |
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