Union County spent $374,570 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 8.9% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $621,046, with women’s teams receiving $374,570.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Union County have grown 97.1%.
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 | $374,570 | 7.1% | $5,263,786 |
| 2022 | $410,993 | 8.9% | $4,607,666 |
| 2021 | $249,171 | 6% | $4,159,228 |
| 2020 | $324,317 | 6.7% | $4,815,553 |
| 2019 | $388,530 | 7.6% | $5,110,675 |
