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How much did Wichita County spend on women’s basketball teams in 2023?

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Stacia Haynie, Ph.D., President | Midwestern State University

Stacia Haynie, Ph.D., President | Midwestern State University

Wichita County spent $457,324 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 6.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $908,239, with the women’s team receiving $457,324.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wichita County have grown 53.1%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Wichita County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$457,3246.8%$6,693,460
2022$429,2896.3%$6,846,317
2021$410,4276.8%$6,072,182
2020$458,4627.3%$6,298,384
2019$450,6337.1%$6,338,006

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