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Anoka County’s women’s basketball teams receive $49,931 in 2023

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Kent Hanson, Ph.D. President | Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Kent Hanson, Ph.D. President | Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Anoka County spent $49,931 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 18.9% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $118,921, with the women’s team receiving $49,931.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Anoka County have grown 49.8%.

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 Anoka County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$49,9319.7%$513,928
2022$61,57614.1%$436,974
2021$00%$388,446
2020$67,83514.4%$469,622
2019$77,74315%$516,838

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