McNeese State student manager Amir Khan releases trading card with Topps

As McNeese State continues its march through the Big Dance, student manager Amir Khan is taking advantage of all the NIL opportunities coming his way. Khan has been in the spotlight for his pregame tunnel walk with the team, holding a boombox around players.

Following Thursday’s upset of No. 5 seed Clemson in the opening round of the East Region, the student manager signed a marketing deal with Topps. Through the new endorsement contract, Topps is releasing an Amir “Aura” Khan trading card.

It’s not his first NIL deal, however, as Khan has recently inked agreements with Buffalo Wild Wings, TickPick and Insomnia Cookies. He’s one of the first student managers to ever sign NIL deals. As part of his deal with Buffalo Wild Wings, the company gave Khan a customized boombox.

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: We’re excited to announce we’ve signed an NIL deal with McNeese State University’s very own @amirk_23.

Legendary team manager Amir “Aura” Khan now has his very own trading cards. pic.twitter.com/3i6etSxlzK

— Topps (@Topps) March 21, 2025

Khan is in his second season as a student manager at McNeese under Will 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 22,000 followers on TikTok, 44,000 on Instagram and 6,000 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.”

McNeese State plays No. 4 seed Purdue in the second round on Saturday.