Washington County spent $214,505 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 6.8% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $420,417, with the men’s team receiving $214,505.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 41.8%.
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 | $214,505 | 4.6% | $4,635,166 |
| 2022 | $200,941 | 4.4% | $4,548,253 |
| 2021 | $134,916 | 4.5% | $2,968,818 |
| 2020 | $208,451 | 5.2% | $3,977,043 |
| 2019 | $203,944 | 5% | $4,107,858 |
