JuJu Watkins, Flau’Jae Johnson and Azzi Fudd are three of 14 top women’s college basketball players that Unrivaled is signing to name, image and likeness deals, the league announced Saturday.
It’s the second consecutive year that the 3-on-3 league that was founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart has had NIL with college players. In its inaugural season, Unrivaled had deals with Paige Bueckers and Johnson.
Watkins, who plays for USC but is sidelined with an ACL injury, has also previously been involved with Unrivaled as an investor in its Series A funding round.
Johnson, who is at LSU, and Fudd, at UConn, both were on hand for the announcement, as were Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo and UConn’s Sarah Strong.
Other players signed include TCU‘s Olivia Miles, UCLA‘s Kiki Rice and Lauren and Sienna Betts, Texas‘ Madison Booker, Iowa State‘s Audi Crooks, LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina‘s Ta’Niya Latson and Michigan‘s Syla Swords. The players range from sophomores to seniors.
Women’s basketball players have been able to take advantage of NIL opportunities over the last few years with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Bueckers and Johnson at the forefront of it. Reese played in Unrivaled in its first season.
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كجزء من هذه المبادرة ، سيحضر الفصل حدثًا متعدد الأيام في مقر الدوري في ميامي ، والذي سيشمل تطوير المهارات وبراعم المحتوى.
وقال لوك كوبر ، رئيس عمليات كرة السلة في شركة “إنسخ” في إعلان المبادرة: “هذه المبادرة التحويلية الأولى من نوعها تجمع بين الأفضل من الأفضل وتعكس التزامنا العميق برفع لعبة النساء والرياضيين الداعمين بشكل كلي”. “الاستثمار في موهبة كرة السلة للسيدات النخبة أمر أساسي لمهمة غير لائقة.”
أكملت شركة Instriveded موسمها الافتتاحي في مارس الماضي ، وتستعد لثاني شهر يناير القادم.
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