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2023: How much was spent on women’s basketball teams from Coffee County?

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Daniel Long President | Enterprise State Community College

Daniel Long President | Enterprise State Community College

Coffee County spent $175,621 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 13.8% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $499,429, with the women’s team receiving $175,621.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Coffee County have grown 194.9%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Coffee County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$175,6219.9%$1,779,714
2022$203,74513.4%$1,516,838
2021$140,07918.5%$756,224
2020$122,70116.5%$742,851
2019$124,42515.8%$788,639

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