Angel Reese flashed her two phones, set them next to her crown and took a seat as Alexis Morris joined her at the interview dais holding LSU's brand new NCAA championship trophy.
on Sunday. The name, image and likeness valuation for any player, particularly the stars, on the court that afternoon skyrocketed because of the sheer eyeballs. The same goes for all women's basketball players as interest trends upward and businesses continue to invest.
There was a chance Aliyah Boston, the longtime projected No. 1 pick, would opt to stay at South Carolina for a fifth year. The morning after the team's Final Four loss, and with the public backing of her coach Dawn Staley,and forgo the extra eligibility. Elizabeth Kitley, a Naismith Player of the Year finalist, did choose to stay an extra season at Virginia Tech. As did Charisma Osborne, who initially declared out of UCLA, but on Wednesday withdrew her name from consideration.
It slammed the cracked door wide open on the conversation around players choosing to stay in college as long as possible for the NIL benefits and high-level program support that currently isn’t as much of a reality in the WNBA. While NIL endorsements snag headlines, there’s also the different treatment players receive. College players fly charter, largely because institutions are bound by Title IX and men’s teams use the service.
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