Steve Watkin President | Bakersfield College
Steve Watkin President | Bakersfield College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,380,770, with men’s teams receiving $2,660,944.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kern County have grown 139.3%.
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 | $2,660,944 | 11.3% | $23,577,007 |
| 2022 | $2,535,005 | 11.9% | $21,313,062 |
| 2021 | $2,000,006 | 11.4% | $17,538,631 |
| 2020 | $2,586,084 | 12.5% | $20,752,811 |
| 2019 | $2,606,363 | 10.8% | $24,065,497 |
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