Beaver County spent $241,421 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 19.3% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $512,015, with women’s teams receiving $241,421.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Beaver County have grown 68.6%.
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 | $241,421 | 7.8% | $3,101,291 |
| 2022 | $202,285 | 8.3% | $2,433,044 |
| 2021 | $94,652 | 4.4% | $2,128,471 |
| 2020 | $209,405 | 7.1% | $2,963,508 |
| 2019 | $188,214 | 7.3% | $2,566,441 |
