With social media savvy and footwork that would make Hakeem Olajuwon shed a tear, Angel Reese has become one of college basketball’s biggest stars over the past year.
The Baltimore native came to Baton Rouge as a highly-touted talent, the former No. 2 recruit in the entire nation. She’ll leave campus as a likely top-three pick, a headliner on and off the court.
So, just how has Bayou Barbie done it? Well, in addition to her sterling on-court reputation, Reese has also cultivated quite the business portfolio since putting on an LSU jersey.
In fact, Reese sits in a league of her own when it comes to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
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The Sporting News examines Reese’s laundry list of NIL deals, a further indication of her growing influence in the college game.
Angel Reese NIL deals
Reese is swimming in NIL money, and has been since stepping onto LSU’s campus. According to a NIL report by Sponsors United, Reese has 17 different sponsors, the most among any college basketball player — men’s or women’s.
That’s tied for the fifth-highest mark in the country, more than gymnastics superstars Jordan Chiles and Livvy Dunne, as well as Miami guards (and social media…
