Walworth County spent $206,405 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 14.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $425,006, with the men’s team receiving $206,405.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Walworth County have grown 107.4%.
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 | $206,405 | 4.6% | $4,485,981 |
| 2022 | $180,320 | 4.4% | $4,122,567 |
| 2021 | $137,439 | 4.6% | $2,968,639 |
| 2020 | $205,093 | 4.5% | $4,508,049 |
| 2019 | $204,067 | 4.3% | $4,755,208 |
