- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Gonzaga starts the bidding wars announces new NIL for athletes
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:22 pm
Gonzaga
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga Athletics announces the creation of Next Level, a comprehensive program that will provide Bulldog student-athletes with the education and tools necessary to build and elevate their personal brands.
In working with both campus partners and external entities, Next Level, will focus on five key areas: personal brand management, financial literacy, business and entrepreneurship, social media, and NIL legislation. The program, which includes a new partnership with the industry's leader in athlete brand-building INFLCR, is designed to empower student-athletes to capitalize on the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era.
"This moment is an important one for our student-athletes," Gonzaga Director of Athletics Mike Roth said. "It's exciting that we can empower them with the NIL legislation. Our Next Level program will be a great tool to educate the student-athletes. We are looking forward to our partnership with INFLCR. Their knowledge and technology will give us a great foundation to start this process for not only our student-athletes, but for our department as well."
The Next Level programming will be created by industry professionals in collaboration with Gonzaga's Athletic staff members. Additional partnerships will be announced in advance of the 2021-22 academic year.
"With the NIL opportunities coming in the near future, I am excited that we are giving student-athletes a real chance to build their brands," GU Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Few said. "I've been a big believer in the NIL movement, and I'm proud that we can start helping our players capitalize on their potential."
INFLCR, which features a digital platform, mobile app and dedicated INFLCR Plus team, now serves more than 1,000 NCAA collegiate athletic teams and is used daily by more than 40,000 student-athletes to access content from competitions, practices, travel and more.
"INFLCR's partnership with Gonzaga Basketball launched successfully with their student-athletes utilizing our platform to build their brands and maximize the stage that came with their March Madness run to the national title game," INFLCR Founder and CEO Jim Cavale said. "We are excited to build on this big start through powering their Next Level program with our NIL-focused products in INFLCR Verified and Plus. Gonzaga has become one of the premier brands in college sports and we are committed to providing the technology and support to ensure that they are putting the power of their brand into the hands of each student-athlete who comes through the Gonzaga Basketball program."
Gonzaga's men's basketball is coming off the program's second appearance in the national championships, after being ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Zags' national semifinal matchup against UCLA was the most-watched college basketball game of the season, peaking at 18.8 million viewers during GU's thrilling overtime win. Following the men's team run in March Madness, the program's social media total engagement climbed to second in the country.
The Gonzaga women's basketball team made its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament this past season. The Bulldogs claimed the West Coast Conference regular season title for the fifth-straight season, and the 17th in program history. In 2019-20, Gonzaga rose to its highest regular-season national ranking ever, securing a No. 11 AP and No. 10 ranking in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
Individualized education in Next Level's five areas of focus will be provided to student-athletes in Gonzaga's basketball programs to better prepare them to capitalize on their national reach.
"I am really glad we will be able to offer our student-athletes some guidance with the new NIL legislation coming out soon," Gonzaga Women's Basketball Head Coach Lisa Fortier said. "We have incredible student-athletes in our programs, and we want them to have every opportunity to maximize this movement to their benefit."
Next Level will maximize the value of Gonzaga student-athlete's brand now and be best prepared to benefit as soon as legislation allows them to do so.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga Athletics announces the creation of Next Level, a comprehensive program that will provide Bulldog student-athletes with the education and tools necessary to build and elevate their personal brands.
In working with both campus partners and external entities, Next Level, will focus on five key areas: personal brand management, financial literacy, business and entrepreneurship, social media, and NIL legislation. The program, which includes a new partnership with the industry's leader in athlete brand-building INFLCR, is designed to empower student-athletes to capitalize on the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era.
"This moment is an important one for our student-athletes," Gonzaga Director of Athletics Mike Roth said. "It's exciting that we can empower them with the NIL legislation. Our Next Level program will be a great tool to educate the student-athletes. We are looking forward to our partnership with INFLCR. Their knowledge and technology will give us a great foundation to start this process for not only our student-athletes, but for our department as well."
The Next Level programming will be created by industry professionals in collaboration with Gonzaga's Athletic staff members. Additional partnerships will be announced in advance of the 2021-22 academic year.
"With the NIL opportunities coming in the near future, I am excited that we are giving student-athletes a real chance to build their brands," GU Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Few said. "I've been a big believer in the NIL movement, and I'm proud that we can start helping our players capitalize on their potential."
INFLCR, which features a digital platform, mobile app and dedicated INFLCR Plus team, now serves more than 1,000 NCAA collegiate athletic teams and is used daily by more than 40,000 student-athletes to access content from competitions, practices, travel and more.
"INFLCR's partnership with Gonzaga Basketball launched successfully with their student-athletes utilizing our platform to build their brands and maximize the stage that came with their March Madness run to the national title game," INFLCR Founder and CEO Jim Cavale said. "We are excited to build on this big start through powering their Next Level program with our NIL-focused products in INFLCR Verified and Plus. Gonzaga has become one of the premier brands in college sports and we are committed to providing the technology and support to ensure that they are putting the power of their brand into the hands of each student-athlete who comes through the Gonzaga Basketball program."
Gonzaga's men's basketball is coming off the program's second appearance in the national championships, after being ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Zags' national semifinal matchup against UCLA was the most-watched college basketball game of the season, peaking at 18.8 million viewers during GU's thrilling overtime win. Following the men's team run in March Madness, the program's social media total engagement climbed to second in the country.
The Gonzaga women's basketball team made its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament this past season. The Bulldogs claimed the West Coast Conference regular season title for the fifth-straight season, and the 17th in program history. In 2019-20, Gonzaga rose to its highest regular-season national ranking ever, securing a No. 11 AP and No. 10 ranking in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
Individualized education in Next Level's five areas of focus will be provided to student-athletes in Gonzaga's basketball programs to better prepare them to capitalize on their national reach.
"I am really glad we will be able to offer our student-athletes some guidance with the new NIL legislation coming out soon," Gonzaga Women's Basketball Head Coach Lisa Fortier said. "We have incredible student-athletes in our programs, and we want them to have every opportunity to maximize this movement to their benefit."
Next Level will maximize the value of Gonzaga student-athlete's brand now and be best prepared to benefit as soon as legislation allows them to do so.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:23 pm to ihometiger
Who the fak wants to go to school in Spokane with all those patsy nerd fiesta chanklas
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:24 pm to ihometiger
Pretty sure Bama already announced something similar.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:25 pm to ihometiger
With:
NIL
Free Transfers
Expanded Playoffs
SCOTUS Ruling
College sports, and football in particular, is gonna be an entirely different existence.
NIL
Free Transfers
Expanded Playoffs
SCOTUS Ruling
College sports, and football in particular, is gonna be an entirely different existence.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:25 pm to SDVTiger
A lot of good prep basketball recruits apparently
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 8:10 pm to MikeD
It is amazing how much college sports have sabotaged themselves in such a short amount of time. Stunning really.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 8:36 pm to ihometiger
College athletics was already a cesspool. This will just take even farther. Just decouple from the school already, it's ridiculous.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 8:39 pm to ihometiger
quote:
Next Level, will focus on five key areas: personal brand management, financial literacy, business and entrepreneurship, social media, and NIL legislation.
I like the financial education angle. With a few tweaks to inapplicable topics, something like this should be mandatory for all students.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News