Oneida County spent $605,548 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 7.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,422,674, with women’s teams receiving $605,548.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Oneida County have grown 150.1%.
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 | $605,548 | 3.8% | $15,858,133 |
| 2022 | $563,072 | 3.8% | $14,670,239 |
| 2021 | $100,999 | 1% | $10,390,787 |
| 2020 | $567,730 | 4.2% | $13,585,529 |
| 2019 | $539,146 | 3.7% | $14,508,227 |
