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NoRethugFriends

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7. Almost all are not

Reply to Ptah (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:12 PM

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No, the vast majority of NCAA tournament basketball players are not millionaires. While Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and new revenue-sharing models have created "March Madness millionaires" at the top of the sport, these high earners represent a very small percentage of the total tournament field.

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I wonder how many of the NCAA basketball players in the tournament are millionaires. [View all] Ptah Sunday OP

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Many are not. Ptah Sunday #2

Almost all are not NoRethugFriends Sunday #7

You are probably correct. Ptah Sunday #8

International student athletes are not allowed to collect NIL. RandySF Sunday #3

I did not know that. Ptah Sunday #4

I don't think it applies to making money in their home countries. RandySF Sunday #5

Only a relative handful. RandySF Sunday #6

imagine your play services are free while a few team mates are rakin it in nt msongs Sunday #9

Ice Capades LessAspin Monday #10