NCAA lost $9 million in 2015

The NCAA lost $9 million in 2015.

The NCAA lost $9 million in 2015, reportsUSA Today’s Steve Berkowitz.

The deficit marked the first time in 11 years that the association ended a fiscal year at a loss.

According to the report, the NCAA had never before possessed less than a $10.9 million surplus at the end of a fiscal year.

“We took a significant hit in August,” NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said of the impact of last summer’s stock-market decline on the association.

In addition to the market decline, the NCAA experienced a $3 million increase in general expenses in 2015. Despite the loss, the NCAA’s net assets still reached nearly $698 million. 

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In fiscal 2015, the NCAA had more than $912.3 million in revenues, as well as $921.6 million in expenses.