Pearl River County spent $284,455 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 0.4% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $580,690, with the women’s team receiving $284,455.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pearl River County have grown 100.9%.
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.
| Year | Basketball team’s expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $284,455 | 8.5% | $3,347,245 |
| 2022 | $283,335 | 9% | $3,134,078 |
| 2021 | $222,628 | 8.2% | $2,705,515 |
| 2020 | $250,100 | 9.4% | $2,671,344 |
| 2019 | $269,495 | 9.8% | $2,760,654 |
