Ada County spent $2,786,092 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 21.7% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,610,069, with the women’s team receiving $2,786,092.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ada County have grown 109.8%.
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.
| Year | Basketball team’s expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,786,092 | 5.3% | $52,634,907 |
| 2022 | $2,289,578 | 5.1% | $44,813,269 |
| 2021 | $1,879,763 | 5.4% | $34,696,084 |
| 2020 | $2,482,994 | 5.8% | $42,669,068 |
| 2019 | $2,381,997 | 5.6% | $42,207,466 |
