Humboldt County spent $626,173 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 9.7% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,415,152, with women’s teams receiving $626,173.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Humboldt County have grown 63.5%.
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.
| Year | Basketball team’s expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $626,173 | 7.1% | $8,783,105 |
| 2022 | $570,768 | 8.4% | $6,795,524 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $3,902,461 |
| 2020 | $553,656 | 8.5% | $6,527,007 |
| 2019 | $533,992 | 7.6% | $6,993,254 |
