Angel Reese can return to LSU or go to WNBA. But with NIL, is women's college bball more lucrative?

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Now that the black-and-gold confetti has settled and LSU women's basketball fans have accepted that the season will end at the Elite Eight at the hands of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, attention is turned to what comes next. Not just what are the expectations for next season and can this group run it back and raise another national championship banner next season, but also will star player and team leader Angel Reese decide to exercise her final year of eligibility or will she decide to take her talents to the next level and declare for the WNBA Draft?

Reese is second in the nation in rebounds, averaging 13.4 per game. She was a catalyst for the Tigers' second best scoring offense in the country behind only Clark's Iowa team. She also has become the face of LSU women's basketball and one of the most recognizable names in the sport. Reese would be a top pick in this upcoming WNBA Draft, but now that athletes can earn money off of their names, images, and likenesses, would it be more lucrative for Reese to stay in college? According to On3, she is the eighth highest NIL earner of any college athlete in the country. She is the third highest earning female athlete in the country, behind only Clark and LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne. On3 valuates her NIL at just shy of $2 million. Are those opportunities afforded to her at the next level?

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