Pinellas County spent $906,640 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 4.7% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,998,370, with men’s teams receiving $906,640.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pinellas County have grown 105.2%.
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 | $906,640 | 10.4% | $8,709,440 |
| 2022 | $950,878 | 10.4% | $9,108,153 |
| 2021 | $828,009 | 11.9% | $6,981,875 |
| 2020 | $985,758 | 12.1% | $8,140,495 |
| 2019 | $849,366 | 11.8% | $7,194,619 |
