Plumas County spent $138,533 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 6.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $277,459, with the men’s team receiving $138,533.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Plumas County have grown 21.9%.
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 | $138,533 | 6.8% | $2,049,192 |
| 2022 | $147,584 | 6.5% | $2,269,724 |
| 2021 | $173,340 | 9.5% | $1,819,504 |
| 2020 | $184,383 | 7.8% | $2,370,115 |
| 2019 | $133,099 | 6.1% | $2,193,703 |
