Dallas County spent $95,625 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 1.1% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $193,125, with the women’s team receiving $95,625.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Dallas County have grown 16.3%.
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 | $95,625 | 21.7% | $441,425 |
| 2022 | $94,605 | 21.8% | $434,317 |
| 2021 | $153,705 | 35.5% | $432,920 |
| 2020 | $88,502 | 23.2% | $381,217 |
| 2019 | $86,400 | 22.8% | $378,659 |
