Angel Reese’s incredible NIL earnings revealed as Sports Illustrated model and LSU star set for ‘seven figures’ annually
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COLLEGE basketball star Angel Reese has been reaping the rewards of her stardom.
The 21-year-old LSU forward shot to national prominence in April as she helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship title.
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Since then, Reese’s star has continued to rise.
Following the win, she was named “probably the greatest athlete to come out of LSU sports” by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.
And this week, it was revealed that Reese had signed on to be a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model.
She joined fellow LSU star, gymnast Olivia Dunne, in modeling for the brand this year.
For Reese, this marks the latest in a series of NIL sponsorships to head her way since the Championship game, including Mercedes-Benz of Baton Rouge, Caktus AI, and Raising Cane’s, per On3.
And while it was previously reported that her deals would see her earn “seven figures” annually, a new report by On3 has laid out the specific figures.
They stated that Reese’s annual NIL value has rocketed from $371k prior to March Madness to $1.4million as of May 8 – after her SI announcement.
This makes her the tenth-highest-earning student-athlete in the nation, and the second-highest woman behind Dunne, who ranks second overall at $3.4million annually.
2023 has been a whirlwind year for Reese, shooting to national fame and winning her first ring.
However, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing.
Reese dominated headlines after their 102-85 Final win over Iowa after making a “You Can’t See Me” gesture later in the game toward Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark.
Her actions sparked a huge backlash online – something she clearly saw coming, telling the media post-game: “Twitter is going to go on a rage every time, and I’m happy.
“I feel like I’ve helped grow women’s basketball this year.”
But in a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, she admitted to being ‘frustrated’ by the fact that this incident had distracted from their historic win.
She said: “It was frustrating.
“I mean, to see how we’ve grown women’s basketball over the couple of weeks [since]…
“I mean, 9.9million people watched the game. That’s more than the men’s.
“I know one day we’re going down in the history books, so it’s bigger than me.
“I’m so happy that we won the Championship. I wish it was more talked about.
“As much as they talked about the Caitlin situation, I want the National Championship [talked about] because we worked just as hard.
“We put a lot of sweat and tears into that Championship and people don’t realize that. It’s not easy to win a Championship.”
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