Lamoille County spent $197,047 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 15.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $365,596, with the men’s team receiving $197,047.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lamoille County have grown 238.5%.
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 | $197,047 | 9.2% | $2,135,300 |
| 2022 | $171,066 | 8.4% | $2,047,552 |
| 2021 | $73,272 | 4.4% | $1,662,923 |
| 2020 | $141,820 | 7.8% | $1,810,057 |
| 2019 | $161,448 | 7.6% | $2,129,469 |
