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St. Joseph County’s women’s basketball teams receive $58,580 in 2023

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Dr. Adam L. Cloutier Vice-President of Academic | Glen Oaks Community College

Dr. Adam L. Cloutier Vice-President of Academic | Glen Oaks Community College

St. Joseph County spent $58,580 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 27% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $124,612, with the women’s team receiving $58,580.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in St. Joseph County have grown 53.4%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of St. Joseph County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$58,58011.5%$511,289
2022$46,12810.7%$433,123
2021$33,2989%$370,837
2020$48,89914.7%$333,514
2019$40,54712.5%$324,309

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