Kent County Today

Kent County spent $1,230,478 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.4% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,892,214, with men’s teams receiving $1,230,478.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kent County have grown 35.7%.

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.

Year	Basketball team's expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures	Total Sport Team Expenditures
2023	$1,230,478	7.2%	$17,012,901
2022	$1,301,161	8.8%	$14,838,205
2021	$1,027,985	7.5%	$13,698,707
2020	$993,221	8.3%	$11,901,691
2019	$991,705	7.5%	$13,176,349