Cuyahoga County spent $4,179,728 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 5.5% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,453,243, with men’s teams receiving $4,179,728.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cuyahoga County have grown 48.5%.
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 | $4,179,728 | 10% | $41,705,403 |
| 2022 | $4,422,988 | 11.4% | $38,879,543 |
| 2021 | $2,877,312 | 9.1% | $31,618,396 |
| 2020 | $3,757,480 | 9.8% | $38,159,842 |
| 2019 | $3,602,958 | 9.2% | $39,072,930 |
