Androscoggin County spent $454,669 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 26.3% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $818,312, with men’s teams receiving $454,669.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Androscoggin County have grown 115%.
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 | $454,669 | 5% | $9,166,690 |
| 2022 | $360,031 | 4.7% | $7,721,854 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $5,629,563 |
| 2020 | $261,598 | 4% | $6,596,084 |
| 2019 | $278,575 | 4.5% | $6,154,450 |
