Concord Ledger

Merrimack County spent $761,706 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 2.4% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,676,855, with women’s teams receiving $761,706.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Merrimack County have grown 42.1%.

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	$761,706	5.7%	$13,302,242
2022	$780,518	6%	$13,020,909
2021	$131,250	1.6%	$8,015,535
2020	$841,111	6.2%	$13,517,051
2019	$915,981	6.3%	$14,523,913