Crawford County spent $225,722 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 9.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $413,837, with the men’s team receiving $225,722.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Crawford County have grown 211.2%.
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 | $225,722 | 5.2% | $4,328,214 |
| 2022 | $248,422 | 6% | $4,137,750 |
| 2021 | $197,720 | 5.6% | $3,516,941 |
| 2020 | $239,544 | 6% | $4,025,173 |
| 2019 | $201,528 | 5.8% | $3,472,056 |
