Cambria County spent $2,506,947 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing an 8.4% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,604,446, with men’s teams receiving $2,506,947.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cambria County have grown 42.7%.
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.
| Year | Basketball team’s expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,506,947 | 11% | $22,692,329 |
| 2022 | $2,313,358 | 9.9% | $23,324,401 |
| 2021 | $1,941,796 | 10.6% | $18,388,397 |
| 2020 | $2,339,106 | 12.1% | $19,360,421 |
| 2019 | $2,511,038 | 12% | $20,851,119 |
