5 Big Ten Basketball Players Dominate NIL Sales in December

Big Ten basketball players accounted for half of the top-10 spots in sales for December, per the NIL Store. Purdue's Zach Edey, Braden Smith and Caleb Furst occupied the top-three spots. Indiana's Gabe Cupps and Iowa's Gabbie Marshall also made the list.

The NIL Store has released the list of top-10 selling student-athletes for December. Five Big Ten basketball players made the cut, with Purdue stars Zach Edey, Braden Smith and Caleb Furst occupying the top three spots.

Edey led the way, topping the list at No. 1. Smith was at No. 2 while Furst rounded out the top-three. 

Indiana's Gabe Cupps was the fourth Big Ten men's basketball player to make the cut. The freshman was listed at No. 8 in sales for the month.

Rounding out the top-10 was Iowa's Gabbie Marshall, the only Big Ten women's basketball player to make the list. 

Here's the complete top-10 from The NIL Store:

1. Zach Edey, Purdue (men's basketball)
2. Braden Smith, Purdue (men's basketball)
3. Caleb Furst, Purdue (men's basketball)
4. Hunter Poncius, North Dakota State (football)
5. Jared McCain, Duke (men's basketball)
6. Paige Bueckers, UConn (women's basketball)
7. Tyler Kolek, Marquette (men's basketball)
8. Gabe Cupps, Indiana (men's basketball)
9. Angel Reese, LSU (women's basketball)
10. Gabbie Marshall, Iowa (women's basketball)

Earlier in the week, The NIL Store revealed the top-10 selling schools for the month of December. Once again, the Big Ten showed out.

Purdue led the way at No. 1. Iowa was the second-best Big Ten school at No. 4. Illinois came in at No. 5 and Indiana was at No. 7 and Nebraska rounded out the list at No. 10.

The other five teams to make the list are UConn (No. 2), Marquette (No. 3), LSU (No. 6), Temple (No. 8) and North Dakota State (No. 9).

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