Fairbanks North Star Borough spent $752,812 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 45.4% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,665,561, with the women’s team receiving $752,812.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fairbanks North Star Borough have grown 39.7%.
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 | $752,812 | 7.5% | $10,093,857 |
| 2022 | $517,905 | 7.9% | $6,555,688 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $7,712,959 |
| 2020 | $558,728 | 7% | $7,938,478 |
| 2019 | $507,871 | 8.6% | $5,875,700 |
