Hamblen County spent $232,714 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 4.8% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $400,919, with the women’s team receiving $232,714.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hamblen County have grown 125%.
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 | $232,714 | 15.1% | $1,542,762 |
| 2022 | $221,988 | 15.8% | $1,409,443 |
| 2021 | $204,886 | 16.9% | $1,213,014 |
| 2020 | $185,484 | 17.2% | $1,079,568 |
| 2019 | $212,873 | 16.9% | $1,262,086 |
