San Bernardino County spent $1,622,757 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 23.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,060,153, with women’s teams receiving $1,622,757.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in San Bernardino County have grown 47.7%.
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 | $1,622,757 | 8% | $20,295,265 |
| 2022 | $1,312,975 | 7.2% | $18,132,089 |
| 2021 | $181,576 | 4.1% | $4,426,429 |
| 2020 | $1,138,461 | 6.8% | $16,750,052 |
| 2019 | $1,109,541 | 6.8% | $16,215,343 |
