Passaic County spent $447,096 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 12.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $877,495, with women’s teams receiving $447,096.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Passaic County have grown 43.4%.
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 | $447,096 | 4.8% | $9,389,916 |
| 2022 | $397,444 | 4.3% | $9,191,611 |
| 2021 | $328,465 | 4.3% | $7,712,860 |
| 2020 | $441,114 | 5.2% | $8,533,330 |
| 2019 | $391,270 | 4.3% | $9,175,112 |
