Strafford County spent $1,145,877 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 4% decrease 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 women’s team receiving $1,145,877.
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 | $1,145,877 | 3.2% | $35,261,617 |
| 2022 | $1,193,651 | 3.8% | $31,245,488 |
| 2021 | $1,070,035 | 3.8% | $28,066,347 |
| 2020 | $1,367,791 | 4.3% | $31,566,413 |
| 2019 | $1,347,430 | 4.2% | $32,206,155 |
