Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, Arizona, did not allocate funding for basketball teams in 2024, continuing the status from the prior year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The basketball fund received over $171 million in NCAA revenue for the 2023–24 season.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, alongside football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, with tournaments like March Madness drawing millions of viewers annually.
Information in this story was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
