Fairleigh Dickinson's Brayden Reynolds receives NIL deal with Degree

On the day of the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game, Milwaukee Bucks forward and two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo promoted on Twitter that Fairleigh Dickinson freshman walk-on guard Brayden Reynolds received a name, image and likeness deal with Degree Deodorant.

Reynolds was one of five walk-ons selected as part of the Degree campaign. He’ll receive $25,000 through the NIL deal.

“He’s got the true #NotDoneYet spirit, and I look forward to seeing his future achievements,” tweeted Antetokounmpo, who’s a Degree partner.

The day before, Reynolds announced his NIL deal with Degree in a video he shared on Twitter.

“It’s been a long and tough journey,” Reynolds said. “I’ve had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I had to fight through the COIVD epidemic and when it stopped the world, I knew that I couldn’t let that stop me and had to keep pushing through all the tough times and I was raised by great parents and they were able to get me through it.”

This year, Fairleigh Dickinson became just the second No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Knights knocked off the Purdue Boilermakers 63-58. No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the second round.

Reynolds averaged 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game in the 2022-23 season. He appeared in 32 games and averaged 10.5 minutes per game. He logged 34 minutes and six points in three NCAA tournament games.

“I’m now able to live out my dream and I was able to play in March Madness and not only be able to play in March Madness but I was actually able to be part of one of the greatest college basketball upsets of all time,” Reynolds said.

The other basketball players selected in Degree’s campaign are UConn‘s Andre Johnson Jr., Wisconsin‘s Ronnie Porter, Notre Dame‘s Lauren Zwetzig and Duke‘s Spencer Hubbard.

Degree’s past NIL campaigns

Last August, Degree announced its second Breaking Limits Team, which included 18 college athletes who represent various sports and diverse backgrounds.

The list of athletes included Alabama wheelchair basketball player Abby Bauleke, Arizona State wrestler Marlee Smith, UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles, UConn basketball player Caroline Ducharme, Cornell football player Jameson Wang, Fresno State football player Abraham Montano, Gonzaga basketball player Kayleigh Truong, Loyola Marymount lacrosse player Sydni Black, Michigan football player Junior Colson, Northwestern football player Ryan Hilinski, Ohio State fencer Edriss Ndiaye, Oklahoma softball player Jayda Coleman, Oregon track and field athlete Lexi Ellis, Princeton diver Griffin Brooks, Washington basketball player Langston Wilson, Wisconsin basketball player Chucky Hepburn and Wisconsin cross country runner Peyton Sippy.

After Degree announced its second Breaking Limits Team, additional athletes had the opportunity to join the group through applications.

Eleven athletes from Degree’s inaugural Breaking Limits Team returned to school for the 2022-23 academic year and they continued their partnerships with Degree. Those athletes included Alabama men’s basketball player Nimari Burnett, Alabama wheelchair basketball player Bailey Moody, UCLA football player Chase Griffin, George Mason men’s basketball player Saquan Singleton, Kansas State football player Adrian Martinez, Kansas State women’s basketball player Ayoka Lee, Texas women’s volleyball player Asjia O’Neal, Texas Tech women’s soccer player Charlotte Teeter, South Dakota State men’s basketball player Charlie Easley, Oregon women’s volleyball player Gloria Mutiri and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey player Chayla Edwards.