Orange County spent $43,257 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 15.7% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $96,656, with the women’s team receiving $43,257.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Orange County have grown 11.6%.
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 | $43,257 | 11.9% | $364,248 |
| 2022 | $37,388 | 12.9% | $289,538 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $128,243 |
| 2020 | $46,148 | 15.3% | $302,188 |
| 2019 | $40,220 | 11.5% | $351,215 |
