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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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

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Lisa C. Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D. President | Northern Illinois University

Lisa C. Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D. President | Northern Illinois University

DeKalb County spent $1,517,664 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 18% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,826,307, with women’s teams receiving $1,517,664.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in DeKalb County have grown 33.8%.

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 DeKalb County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$1,517,6646%$25,281,989
2022$1,286,1235.9%$21,947,015
2021$1,016,0046.1%$16,724,124
2020$1,422,3726.5%$22,033,608
2019$1,430,4055.6%$25,398,496

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