Poweshiek County spent $140,454 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 7.2% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $334,707, with the men’s team receiving $140,454.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Poweshiek County have grown 107.6%.
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 | $140,454 | 3.3% | $4,271,582 |
| 2022 | $130,999 | 3.6% | $3,643,525 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $2,599,941 |
| 2020 | $117,672 | 3.3% | $3,535,799 |
| 2019 | $125,755 | 3.5% | $3,552,820 |