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.
| Year | Basketball team’s expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,497,649 | 4.2% | $35,261,617 |
| 2022 | $1,248,117 | 4% | $31,245,488 |
| 2021 | $1,317,820 | 4.7% | $28,066,347 |
| 2020 | $1,614,693 | 5.1% | $31,566,413 |
| 2019 | $1,601,005 | 5% | $32,206,155 |
