WAC Basketball Budgets (Average Budget: 2,499,423)
Grand Canyon - $5,331,006 (#93 nationally)
New Mexico State - $3,077,862 (#147)
Seattle University - $2,681,442 (#162)
California Baptist - $2,503,353 (#176)
Utah Valley - $1,866,466 (#249)
UT Rio Grande Valley - $1,652,983 (#269)
Tarleton State - $864,953 (#343)
Dixie State - $837,366 (#344)
Chicago State - $801,305 (#347)
Basketball Budgets
Tarleton State and Dixie State will need to double their basketball budget just to compete with UT Rio Grande Valley; the second smallest budget in the WAC.
Now you understand why getting a credible college coach in Bryce Drew was important to GCU; in order to be able to overtake with NMSU. Their basketball budget is almost as big as the next two WAC program's budgets combined.