San Luis Obispo County spent $2,002,050 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 16.8% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,343,044, with women’s teams receiving $2,002,050.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in San Luis Obispo County have grown 122.2%.
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 | $2,002,050 | 6.2% | $32,099,086 |
| 2022 | $1,714,498 | 5.9% | $29,162,592 |
| 2021 | $1,513,236 | 6.7% | $22,591,100 |
| 2020 | $1,773,795 | 6.6% | $26,780,541 |
| 2019 | $1,721,938 | 5.3% | $32,773,266 |
