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

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Paul Broadie II President | Santa Fe College

Paul Broadie II President | Santa Fe College

Alachua County spent $5,249,447 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 $13,965,184, with women’s teams receiving $5,249,447.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Alachua County have grown 67.8%.

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 Alachua County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$5,249,4472.9%$178,731,856
2022$4,885,0842.7%$179,745,889
2021$3,840,3183%$126,229,844
2020$4,344,9033.1%$141,152,734
2019$4,108,1902.8%$145,430,444

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