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Eastland County’s women’s basketball teams receive $422,608 in 2023

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Dr. Thad J. Anglin President | Cisco College

Dr. Thad J. Anglin President | Cisco College

Eastland County spent $422,608 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 3.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $785,154, with women’s teams receiving $422,608.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Eastland County have grown 139.7%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Eastland County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$422,6087%$6,029,801
2022$408,4157.3%$5,607,021
2021$502,1198.2%$6,118,145
2020$341,2647.3%$4,703,343
2019$350,1917.2%$4,835,453

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