Napa County spent $145,164 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 23.1% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $340,234, with women’s teams receiving $145,164.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Napa County have grown 93.3%.
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 | $145,164 | 8% | $1,821,664 |
| 2022 | $117,877 | 6.7% | $1,763,097 |
| 2021 | $49,904 | 4.7% | $1,054,576 |
| 2020 | $169,704 | 11.7% | $1,450,027 |
| 2019 | $111,241 | 8% | $1,393,780 |
