Doniphan County spent $189,153 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 0.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $373,823, with the women’s team receiving $189,153.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Doniphan County have grown 63.7%.
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 | $189,153 | 8% | $2,353,781 |
| 2022 | $188,775 | 7.4% | $2,558,366 |
| 2021 | $186,703 | 7.9% | $2,370,185 |
| 2020 | $185,774 | 8.4% | $2,204,015 |
| 2019 | $189,804 | 8.4% | $2,266,769 |
