Projected P5 Basketball Allotments

MCMLXXX · April 10

Article focuses on the MAC but is an interesting read.

Briggs: Wonder what MAC basketball players are getting paid? As chaos swirls, we found out | The Blade

With schools set to begin directly paying athletes up to $20.5 million per year, how much of that pot will go to men’s basketball? Here’s how leading NIL broker Opendorse projects the per-team allotments — on average — breaking down, per ESPN:

1. Big East: $5.7 million.

2. ACC: $4.4 million.

3. Big 12: $4.3 million.

4. Big Ten: $3.2 million.

5. SEC: $3.1 million.

keith · April 10

Now that they are all really paid professionals, are we allowed to call them out for bad play or do we still need to treat them with kid gloves?

NorthTexasWeLove · April 10

7 hours ago, keith said:

Now that they are all really paid professionals, are we allowed to call them out for bad play or do we still need to treat them with kid gloves?

Some here are softies....will demand kindness and love...

untjim1995 · April 10

It most be nice to have that kind of money from TV and fans.

This is why it has to split up. It’s unsustainable. They have the rules to let you give kids playing time and watch them easily for recruiting, then easily poach the coaches and players. Hell, at a place like here, they easily have poached our potential fanbase and donors. Texas has more UNT grads as fans than our program does…just like Texas State and UTSA grads, too.

It’s unsustainable and the faster they go on to their own setup, the better it will be. Our level of play needs to have contracts for players. Or else they’ll just keep walking away as soon as cash gets shown by these power schools.

GMGGWBG · April 12

On 4/10/2025 at 5:58 PM, untjim1995 said:

It most be nice to have that kind of money from TV and fans.

This is why it has to split up. It’s unsustainable. They have the rules to let you give kids playing time and watch them easily for recruiting, then easily poach the coaches and players. Hell, at a place like here, they easily have poached our potential fanbase and donors. Texas has more UNT grads as fans than our program does…just like Texas State and UTSA grads, too.

It’s unsustainable and the faster they go on to their own setup, the better it will be. Our level of play needs to have contracts for players. Or else they’ll just keep walking away as soon as cash gets shown by these power schools.

I agree. At least the pros are under contract. These kids have never really been after the education, but how does their education benefit from three transfers in four years? It is really a joke. I think a two year commitment should be the minimum not counting redshirt. At least then we can learn their names before they leave. But no great talent would sign with UNT.