Coos County spent $70,552 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 26% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $116,246, with the men’s team receiving $70,552.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Coos County have grown 116.4%.
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 | $70,552 | 3.6% | $1,986,191 |
| 2022 | $95,281 | 5% | $1,903,120 |
| 2021 | $61,797 | 4% | $1,531,153 |
| 2020 | $88,294 | 5.3% | $1,673,410 |
| 2019 | $83,253 | 4.9% | $1,690,093 |
