Mecosta County spent $746,690 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 13.1% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,284,610, with the men’s team receiving $746,690.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mecosta County have grown 109.9%.
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 | $746,690 | 6.3% | $11,918,809 |
| 2022 | $660,305 | 7.6% | $8,642,414 |
| 2021 | $546,794 | 7.4% | $7,350,493 |
| 2020 | $607,601 | 7.5% | $8,111,916 |
| 2019 | $654,990 | 7.6% | $8,637,855 |
