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Chelan County’s women’s basketball teams receive $144,404 in 2023

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Faimous Harrison, Ph.D, President | Wenatchee Valley College

Faimous Harrison, Ph.D, President | Wenatchee Valley College

Chelan County spent $144,404 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 149.5% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $292,133, with the women’s team receiving $144,404.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chelan County have grown 153.7%.

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 Chelan County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$144,40413.7%$1,054,846
2022$57,8789%$642,056
2021$60,35814.3%$421,699
2020$50,81615.7%$324,312
2019$96,99216.3%$595,034

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