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Staunton city’s women’s basketball teams receive $89,798 in 2023

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Jeff Stein, President | Mary Baldwin University

Jeff Stein, President | Mary Baldwin University

Staunton city spent $89,798 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 2.9% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $186,247, with the women’s team receiving $89,798.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Staunton city have grown 373.4%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Staunton city Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$89,7986.6%$1,351,912
2022$87,2966.6%$1,318,857
2021$104,6989.3%$1,129,536
2020$108,3819.7%$1,119,289
2019$123,3659.6%$1,287,126

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