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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

2023 sees Polk County investing no money in women’s basketball teams

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Dr. Phillip Wilson Chancellor | University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

Dr. Phillip Wilson Chancellor | University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

Polk County did not fund their women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, unchanged from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Since 2019, the average sports expenses in Polk County have grown 1,838.1%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Polk County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$00%$943,974
2022$00%$739,796
2021$00%$641,825
2020$00%$329,405
2019$00%$48,705

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