Beaver County spent $270,594 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 11.3% 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 men’s teams receiving $270,594.
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 | $270,594 | 8.7% | $3,101,291 |
| 2022 | $243,078 | 10% | $2,433,044 |
| 2021 | $131,970 | 6.2% | $2,128,471 |
| 2020 | $328,184 | 11.1% | $2,963,508 |
| 2019 | $232,350 | 9.1% | $2,566,441 |
