Following the career of former Oregon player Sedona Prince has been a rollercoaster the past few months.
Her season was cut short at Oregon when she suffered an elbow injury and then declared for the draft after that injury. However, she recently renounced her eligibility and entered the transfer portal. A few short days later she announced she will be playing for TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, where they recently hired former Oregon assistant Mark Campbell as the head coach.
Prince was raised in Liberty Hill, Texas, and played her first NCAA season at the University of Texas before transferring to Oregon. With her former coach at the helm of TCU’s program and the DFW market providing a huge potential NIL platform for Prince, the move makes sense.
In an interview with Boardroom, Prince shared her philosophy on what NIL did for her, “I guess I just became empowered. Like I have a voice to make a change. I can partner with companies that I love. I’m making this money, to support my family, that I can have for the rest of my life to invest or to save.”
Prince has two years of eligibility remaining and then will make the decision whether to enter the WNBA draft or to go down a different path. With all her business ventures and NIL deals, Prince has the ability to chart her own path. Athletes would be wise to begin curating their next steps during their basketball career, that way they aren’t forced to choose a less desirable path because they have no other options. Preparing for a future without sport while you are still in sport gives you a big opportunity to be more than an athlete.
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