The New York Times had a well documented article on NIL payouts based on Opendorse data. Basically hoops teams in the P4 conferences require roughly $3.3 million to field a competing starting five. I would assume the BE is in the same ballpark as the P4. Broken down as follows.
Centers $510,000
Guards 640,000
Forwards. 750,000
But interestingly, college forwards are the most valued position. And the $$3.3 million budget for starters does not include additional $$$ for the bench. So, bottom line, SHU needs an annual NIL budget of around $3.5 million to put a competitive team on the court in the BE, at least on paper. If you have a subscription to the NYT, check out the article. It has a lot of info on college football too.
