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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Caddo Parish’s women’s basketball teams receive $677,609 in 2023

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Christopher L. Holoman President | Centenary College of Louisiana

Christopher L. Holoman President | Centenary College of Louisiana

Caddo Parish spent $677,609 on women’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 0.3% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,394,342, with women’s teams receiving $677,609.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Caddo Parish have dropped 25.8%.

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.

Women’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Caddo Parish Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$677,60912%$5,666,944
2022$675,40212.6%$5,358,018
2021$570,05812.1%$4,729,043
2020$622,64715.5%$4,027,257
2019$541,53813.7%$3,961,606

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