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Franklin County’s women’s basketball teams receive $7,284,909 in 2023

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Michael A. Grandillo, Ph.D. Interim President | Ohio Dominican University

Michael A. Grandillo, Ph.D. Interim President | Ohio Dominican University

Franklin County spent $7,284,909 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 $21,357,059, with women’s teams receiving $7,284,909.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 166.7%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Franklin County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$7,284,9093%$245,574,933
2022$5,895,0052.7%$219,823,051
2021$4,302,2662.9%$149,774,285
2020$5,979,6253%$199,396,346
2019$5,991,2782.8%$211,015,375

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