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Anne Arundel County’s women’s basketball teams receive $37,240 in 2023

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Dawn Lindsay President | Anne Arundel Community College

Dawn Lindsay President | Anne Arundel Community College

Anne Arundel County spent $37,240 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 56.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $68,584, with the women’s team receiving $37,240.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Anne Arundel County have grown 130.6%.

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 Anne Arundel County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$37,2405.3%$701,268
2022$23,8373.9%$616,914
2021$00%$345,840
2020$36,3216.5%$562,669
2019$23,6643.8%$624,011

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