Angel Reese (Darron Cummings-AP)
*Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers is on track to becoming the highest-paid women’s college basketball player.
After her recent NCAA champion win, the young athlete has seen her social media followers across all platforms reach 2 million, according to MadameNoire. According to ON3, her NIL (name, image and likeness) valuation is now $1.3 million, up from $370,000 before the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
According to the New York Post, Reese has landed a slew of NIL appearances with several brands and companies such as Calvin Klein, Bose, Coach, Raising Cane’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Leaf Trading Cards, Bleacher Report, and the artificial intelligence company Caktus AI. Outback Steakhouse reportedly signed Reese and her brother Julian, who plays for the Maryland Terrapins, in February 2022.
“The days of underexposure, underinvestment and underrepresentation are over,” Reese said in a video on Twitter. “We pushed boundaries, and the world’s taking notice. This is only the beginning. Lean in or lose.”
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LSU’s Angel Reese now has an On3 NIL Valuation of $1.3M🤯
She has gained over 2 million followers across her social media platforms since the beginning of March Madness📈
Reese is now the highest projected earner in all of Women’s College Basketball💰https://t.co/GE4vYepSy5 pic.twitter.com/pl0wO5OJWv
— On3 (@On3sports) April 11, 2023
Reese has grown in popularity since mocking Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark using the John Cena “You Can’t See Me” hand gesture in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
“I was waiting,” Reese said about taunting Clark on the ESPN postgame show. “Caitlin Clark is a hell of a player for sure, but I don’t take disrespect lightly. And she disrespected Alexis [Morris] and my girls, South Carolina, they’re still my SEC girls, too. Y’all not going to disrespect them either.
“I wanted to pick her pocket, but I had a moment at the end of the game, and I was in my bag. I was in my moment.”
As MadameNoire reports, during a recent interview with the Outta Pocket podcast, Reese’s touched on LSU’s NIL program.
“When I came here on my visit, they had their own NIL program, and that was just something that have never seen before, where they can help me brand myself, help me with taxes, things you really don’t learn in school,” the Maryland native said. But “All money isn’t good money,” according to the NCAA champ. Reese is super selective about who she partners with.
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