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Jefferson County’s women’s basketball teams receive $541,180 in 2023

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Charles A. Fowler President | Carson-Newman University

Charles A. Fowler President | Carson-Newman University

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Jefferson County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$541,1805%$10,913,151
2022$504,1494.7%$10,808,613
2021$359,8863.7%$9,853,969
2020$484,6174.8%$10,000,285
2019$497,9745%$9,897,079

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