Spokane County spent $6,711,511 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.6% 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 women’s teams receiving $6,711,511.
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 | $6,711,511 | 10.7% | $62,911,169 |
| 2022 | $6,354,778 | 11.5% | $55,309,047 |
| 2021 | $4,991,012 | 11.5% | $43,359,225 |
| 2020 | $6,308,262 | 11.9% | $52,799,707 |
| 2019 | $5,668,690 | 10.7% | $52,933,642 |
