Grafton County spent $1,656,958 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 48.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,081,972, with women’s teams receiving $1,656,958.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Grafton County have grown 99.5%.
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 | $1,656,958 | 3.9% | $41,979,730 |
| 2022 | $1,115,571 | 2.9% | $38,144,565 |
| 2021 | $47,116 | 0.2% | $25,540,642 |
| 2020 | $980,578 | 3% | $32,733,055 |
| 2019 | $1,038,023 | 3.1% | $33,477,859 |
