Spokane County spent $14,879,396 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $21,590,907, with men’s teams receiving $14,879,396.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Spokane County have grown 113.5%.
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 | $14,879,396 | 23.7% | $62,911,169 |
| 2022 | $14,139,759 | 25.6% | $55,309,047 |
| 2021 | $10,394,952 | 24% | $43,359,225 |
| 2020 | $12,077,573 | 22.9% | $52,799,707 |
| 2019 | $12,562,096 | 23.7% | $52,933,642 |
