Amir Khan describes reported value of his NIL deals as 'not untrue'

Amir “Aura” Khan has been a big deal in the college basketball world over the last few weeks. Not only has the McNeese State student manager been a viral sensation, he has reported NIL deals reaching six figures.

Of course, Khan didn’t exactly confirm he received that amount of money. But he didn’t deny it either, as he told KFC Radio on Barstool Sports.

As of now, he’s not following head coach Will Wade to NC State, where he might be an even bigger star. But whether he stays or goes, Khan is a superstar in college basketball and he doesn’t even have to play the game!

“Yeah, you know, I would say it’s around that, you know,” Khan said. “I haven’t, exactly, you know, pocketed all that money yet. and you know, a lot of it’s going towards, you know, loans, student loans and stuff. But yeah, I would say, you know, i it’s not, you know, untrue, I would say.”

Khan is up to 12 NIL deals and earning more than six figures, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. He initially signed three deals ahead of March Madness – TickPick, Buffalo Wild Wings and Insomnia Cookies – and his status as a social media sensation continued to grow as McNeese took down Clemson in the Round of 64.

As the Cowboys got to March Madness, Khan continued to add NIL deals with companies such as Intuit TurboTax, Under Armour and Topps. It paid off in a big way as he became the face of McNeese State’s run to the tournament.

Khan was in his second season as a student manager at McNeese under Wade. Amid his journey to becoming a social media sensation, a quote on his official team bio took off, as well. He summed up his time with the Cowboys by appropriately describing the role he plays.

“If they kept manager stats for rebounding and wiping up wet spots on the court, I’d put up Wilt Chamberlain numbers,” Khan said.

Amir Khan has developed a strong social media following the last few weeks as McNeese makes school history. He has more than 28,000 followers on TikTok, 83,000 on Instagram and 11,000 on X. Those numbers have spiked following the first-round upset of Clemson.

“He is incredible,” Wade recently said of Khan. “His dad is a doctor in town, so his dad was actually on the court after the game when we were celebrating last night. I said, ‘How’s it feel to have a famous son? More famous than anybody in the town?’ And he was laughing.

“But he’s a phenomenal kid, phenomenal young man. He’s getting his degree in sports management at McNeese. He wants to go into athletics, and certainly, we’re going to help him start his career.”