Coleman Hawkins doesn’t think so. He said as much from his home in California. From the KC Star.
He committed to the Wildcats in June, and the value of his lucrative NIL deal was shared openly minutes afterward.
“At the time, Hawkins said he could handle the publicity. Opposing fans loved to heckle him when he was in the Big Ten, and he often used their words as fuel during games.
But it was difficult for him to do the same in Manhattan. Turns out, hearing people say “he’s not worth that” wasn’t easy for him to deal with.”
This guy is well into his 20s, but younger players are going to have to face this reality too as they basically become college pros. Making more than their parents will ever earn and from a school where the kids they go to class with are going into debt while living on Ramen noodles.
He committed to the Wildcats in June, and the value of his lucrative NIL deal was shared openly minutes afterward.
“At the time, Hawkins said he could handle the publicity. Opposing fans loved to heckle him when he was in the Big Ten, and he often used their words as fuel during games.
But it was difficult for him to do the same in Manhattan. Turns out, hearing people say “he’s not worth that” wasn’t easy for him to deal with.”
This guy is well into his 20s, but younger players are going to have to face this reality too as they basically become college pros. Making more than their parents will ever earn and from a school where the kids they go to class with are going into debt while living on Ramen noodles.
