Fairfax County spent $5,269,887 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 3.9% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,298,550, with men’s teams receiving $5,269,887.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fairfax County have dropped 6.2%.
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 | $5,269,887 | 18.1% | $29,194,831 |
| 2022 | $5,072,246 | 18.6% | $27,219,043 |
| 2021 | $3,690,897 | 17.3% | $21,391,040 |
| 2020 | $4,764,677 | 19.6% | $24,334,967 |
| 2019 | $4,324,416 | 17.9% | $24,175,131 |
