4 days ago · The College Basketball Crown champion will receive a $300,000 NIL package; The runner-up earns $100,000; The other two semifinals will each get $50,000; A new venture called the Vivid Seats Ambassador Program is funding the NIL package, bringing a new dynamic to postseason tournaments.

3 days ago · An incentive to play in the College Basketball Crown will be those that make it far in the tournament will get an NIL deal. The championship team will get a prize pool of a $300,000 NIL package.

5 days ago · The College Basketball Crown, a new postseason tournament, tips off its inaugural run on March 31 with 16 men's teams. What's at stake: $500,000 in name, image and likeness brand ambassador deals is on the line making it one of the first postseason college basketball tournaments to explicitly tie team success to NIL opportunities.

Mar 26, 2025 · Following in the footsteps of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), which offered a $25,000 NIL prize last year, the Crown is setting a new bar for what student-athletes can earn beyond the game.

Mar 25, 2025 · The College Basketball Crown is set to unveil a hefty $500,000 NIL endorsement opportunity. John Fanta spoke to three participating head coaches about how the first-year tournament is ...

3 days ago · After a bowl-like break, Utah basketball is back in action at new College Basketball Crown The 16-team tournament gives the Utes a chance to win their part of a $500,000 NIL package and ‘any opportunity to keep competing, we’re going to take that chance’

Mar 26, 2025 · Vivid Seats will fund $500,000 in NIL money to athletes of the winning teams in the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas that begins next week.

3 days ago · The College Basketball Crown, a new tournament with a $500,000 pool for name, image and likeness payments, begins in Las Vegas this week. ... Players can tap into an NIL prize pool that will ...

Mar 25, 2025 · CINCINNATI — The College Basketball Crown is offering its 16-team field a reported $500,000 total NIL package to be split amongst the top finishers. Sports Business Journal reports the pool is ...

Mar 25, 2025 · College basketball’s newest postseason tournament is set to help dole out a hefty pile of cash. The College Basketball Crown is slated to announce the launch of the Vivid Seats Ambassador Program, which will reward the top four finishers in the field from a $500,000 pool earmarked for NIL brand ambassador deals, Sports Business Journal has ...