San Bernardino County spent $2,437,396 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 20.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,060,153, with men’s teams receiving $2,437,396.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in San Bernardino County have grown 47.7%.
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 | $2,437,396 | 12% | $20,295,265 |
| 2022 | $2,027,322 | 11.2% | $18,132,089 |
| 2021 | $293,944 | 6.6% | $4,426,429 |
| 2020 | $1,635,662 | 9.8% | $16,750,052 |
| 2019 | $1,525,009 | 9.4% | $16,215,343 |
