Montgomery County spent $1,303,752 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.7% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,517,202, with the women’s team receiving $1,303,752.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Montgomery County have grown 198.8%.
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 | $1,303,752 | 5.9% | $22,249,063 |
| 2022 | $1,233,454 | 7.5% | $16,365,007 |
| 2021 | $1,048,744 | 7.4% | $14,158,566 |
| 2020 | $1,037,591 | 7% | $14,817,091 |
| 2019 | $960,807 | 6.5% | $14,697,020 |
