Lebanon County spent $137,090 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 0.9% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $322,861, with the women’s team receiving $137,090.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lebanon County have grown 46.9%.
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 | $137,090 | 3.6% | $3,826,955 |
| 2022 | $135,859 | 3.7% | $3,632,533 |
| 2021 | $80,641 | 2.7% | $3,026,540 |
| 2020 | $110,132 | 3.5% | $3,183,266 |
| 2019 | $139,217 | 4.5% | $3,060,907 |
