Crawford County spent $188,115 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 11.4% increase 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 women’s team receiving $188,115.
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 | $188,115 | 4.3% | $4,328,214 |
| 2022 | $168,898 | 4.1% | $4,137,750 |
| 2021 | $126,940 | 3.6% | $3,516,941 |
| 2020 | $154,736 | 3.8% | $4,025,173 |
| 2019 | $161,279 | 4.6% | $3,472,056 |
