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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Charlottesville city’s women’s basketball teams receive $4,613,938 in 2023

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James E. Ryan, President | University of Virginia-Main Campus Ohio State University-Lima Campus

James E. Ryan, President | University of Virginia-Main Campus Ohio State University-Lima Campus

Charlottesville city spent $4,613,938 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 21% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $18,517,506, with the women’s team receiving $4,613,938.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Charlottesville city have grown 77.7%.

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 Charlottesville city Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$4,613,9383.7%$125,968,540
2022$5,843,0604.8%$121,148,341
2021$3,434,9083.3%$103,981,972
2020$4,213,7834%$104,044,819
2019$4,267,1983.9%$108,854,006

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