Beltrami County spent $510,083 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 7.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,017,478, with women’s teams receiving $510,083.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Beltrami County have grown 88.5%.
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 | $510,083 | 5.8% | $8,785,888 |
| 2022 | $475,754 | 5.7% | $8,284,603 |
| 2021 | $392,803 | 5.7% | $6,926,497 |
| 2020 | $445,426 | 5.9% | $7,540,379 |
| 2019 | $382,510 | 5.1% | $7,451,537 |
