Summit County spent $1,659,382 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 29.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,984,167, with the women’s team receiving $1,659,382.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Summit County have grown 22.9%.
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 | $1,659,382 | 5.9% | $28,265,821 |
| 2022 | $1,284,410 | 5.1% | $25,335,181 |
| 2021 | $1,098,390 | 5.3% | $20,709,227 |
| 2020 | $1,487,659 | 4.6% | $32,255,907 |
| 2019 | $1,528,158 | 4.3% | $35,554,930 |
