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

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Jim Morton President | Cape Fear Community College

Jim Morton President | Cape Fear Community College

New Hanover County spent $1,364,070 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 15% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,310,625, with women’s teams receiving $1,364,070.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in New Hanover County have grown 87.5%.

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 New Hanover County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$1,364,0707.4%$18,316,218
2022$1,604,83210.1%$15,931,804
2021$1,207,4009.3%$13,034,595
2020$1,419,5988.8%$16,120,689
2019$1,604,2619.1%$17,720,257

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