Milwaukee County spent $7,998,853 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 18.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $30,142,257, with women’s teams receiving $7,998,853.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Milwaukee County have grown 63.1%.
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 | $7,998,853 | 11.2% | $71,446,504 |
| 2022 | $9,770,552 | 13.7% | $71,537,054 |
| 2021 | $5,903,487 | 9% | $65,743,407 |
| 2020 | $6,086,917 | 9.9% | $61,611,740 |
| 2019 | $6,815,383 | 10.6% | $64,590,842 |
