NIL In-Season College Basketball Tournament Launching This Fall, Syracuse Among Teams Contacted

Orange basketball may be a part of a historic event next season.

Mike McAllister | Mar 10, 2024

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Syracuse basketball was one of 10 teams reportedly contacted to potentially participate in a historic in-season NIL related college basketball tournament that would start during the 2024-25 campaign. This according to a report Front Office Sports.

Here are the specifics of the tournament per the report:

- Up to $2 million in name, image and likeness deals to participating teams. $1 million distributed to all teams and another $1 million to the winning team.

- The tournament would be named "Players Era" and be played in Las Vegas.

- Eight teams will participate this fall and 16 the following year.

- EverWonder Studio and AND1 CEO of basketball Seth Berger will operate the event.

- EverWonder has not yet secured distribution but is in talks with both linear and streaming-based broadcasters

- Funds will be given to collectives, boosters, or other NIL entities. The coaches and teams will be able to distribute that money however they see fit, as long as the money goes to current players .

- Participating teams will receive free travel, lodging and meals during the event.

- Teams that have been contacted to potentially participate are Alabama, Duke, FAU, Houston, Kansas, Oregon, San Diego State, St. Joe’s, Syracuse, and Virginia.

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Published Mar 10, 2024

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.