Denver County spent $3,820,957 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 8.8% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,462,452, with women’s teams receiving $3,820,957.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Denver County have grown 99.8%.
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 | $3,820,957 | 6.2% | $61,525,291 |
| 2022 | $3,510,563 | 6.1% | $57,271,044 |
| 2021 | $2,891,684 | 6.4% | $45,378,195 |
| 2020 | $3,361,612 | 6.7% | $50,484,399 |
| 2019 | $3,290,362 | 6.4% | $51,022,245 |
