Pinellas County spent $1,091,730 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 10.6% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,998,370, with women’s teams receiving $1,091,730.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pinellas County have grown 105.2%.
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 | $1,091,730 | 12.5% | $8,709,440 |
| 2022 | $986,685 | 10.8% | $9,108,153 |
| 2021 | $751,895 | 10.8% | $6,981,875 |
| 2020 | $809,834 | 9.9% | $8,140,495 |
| 2019 | $872,938 | 12.1% | $7,194,619 |
