I’m not sure how we can compete with this.
And this week, South Carolina‘s women’s basketball team was given a similar opportunity. Thanks to former state legislator and current CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers and a group of other prominent donors, each member of the Gamecocks team will be provided the opportunity to earn an average of $25,000 or more in NIL deals — roughly $325,000 total.
Garnet Trust, the South Carolina-focused NIL collective, will help manage the deliverables with NOCAP Sports assisting in contracts and payments. Each member of the team will be expected to execute a variety of deliverables. Community appearances, social media posts and sponsored interviews will be on the list.
This deal marks the one of the first times a collective has worked closely with a national brand to secure NIL partnerships for its athletes. The high-protein chocolate milk brand Slate Milk will be featured in promotions.
NOCAP Sports will also be in talks with national brands throughout the year discussing more potential NIL opportunities for the team. Wednesday’s announcement at South Carolina is a sign of what it will take for the top 25 women’s basketball programs in the country to compete for national championships.
South Carolina women’s basketball players to each receive $25,000
Team-wide NIL deals are not new in college athletics. Level 13 Agency committed $25,000 per player to Texas Tech earlier this summer. SMU’s Boulevard Collective announced in August plans to pay players on both the football and basketball teams $36,000 a year — a total payout of $3.5 million annually — for NIL activity.And this week, South Carolina‘s women’s basketball team was given a similar opportunity. Thanks to former state legislator and current CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers and a group of other prominent donors, each member of the Gamecocks team will be provided the opportunity to earn an average of $25,000 or more in NIL deals — roughly $325,000 total.
Garnet Trust, the South Carolina-focused NIL collective, will help manage the deliverables with NOCAP Sports assisting in contracts and payments. Each member of the team will be expected to execute a variety of deliverables. Community appearances, social media posts and sponsored interviews will be on the list.
This deal marks the one of the first times a collective has worked closely with a national brand to secure NIL partnerships for its athletes. The high-protein chocolate milk brand Slate Milk will be featured in promotions.
NOCAP Sports will also be in talks with national brands throughout the year discussing more potential NIL opportunities for the team. Wednesday’s announcement at South Carolina is a sign of what it will take for the top 25 women’s basketball programs in the country to compete for national championships.
