Addison County spent $220,830 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 45.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $450,694, with the women’s team receiving $220,830.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Addison County have grown 87.1%.
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 | $220,830 | 2.4% | $9,303,891 |
| 2022 | $151,700 | 2% | $7,700,316 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $4,863,342 |
| 2020 | $144,497 | 2.4% | $5,924,584 |
| 2019 | $139,499 | 2.2% | $6,405,782 |
