Lassen County spent $68,853 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.7% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $136,643, with the men’s team receiving $68,853.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lassen County have grown 107.8%.
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 | $68,853 | 5.6% | $1,235,932 |
| 2022 | $73,014 | 6.3% | $1,166,900 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $816,082 |
| 2020 | $52,577 | 6.7% | $789,594 |
| 2019 | $84,132 | 9.7% | $866,931 |
