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Strafford County’s institutions spent $1,497,649 on men’s basketball teams in 2023

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James W. Dean, Jr., President, University of New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

James W. Dean, Jr., President, University of New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Strafford County spent $1,497,649 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 20% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,643,526, with the men’s team receiving $1,497,649.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Strafford County have grown 35.9%.

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.

Men’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Strafford County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$1,497,6494.2%$35,261,617
2022$1,248,1174%$31,245,488
2021$1,317,8204.7%$28,066,347
2020$1,614,6935.1%$31,566,413
2019$1,601,0055%$32,206,155

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