Jefferson County spent $541,180 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 7.3% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,146,039, with the women’s team receiving $541,180.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 203.7%.
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 | $541,180 | 5% | $10,913,151 |
| 2022 | $504,149 | 4.7% | $10,808,613 |
| 2021 | $359,886 | 3.7% | $9,853,969 |
| 2020 | $484,617 | 4.8% | $10,000,285 |
| 2019 | $497,974 | 5% | $9,897,079 |
