Union County spent $246,476 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 0.7% increase 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 men’s teams receiving $246,476.
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 | $246,476 | 4.7% | $5,263,786 |
| 2022 | $244,750 | 5.3% | $4,607,666 |
| 2021 | $181,692 | 4.4% | $4,159,228 |
| 2020 | $241,792 | 5% | $4,815,553 |
| 2019 | $241,598 | 4.7% | $5,110,675 |
