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☆ Beauty brand Madison Reed bets on women's sports with UConn basketball partnership
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Paige Bueckers has kicked off her partnership with Madison Reed by going from blond to "sparkling rose." The University of Connecticut has struck a deal with beauty brand Madison Reed in a wide-ranging partnership that includes court-naming rights; name, image and likeness deals; and career development opportunities. Exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the partnership is in the multimillion-dollar range, according to Madison Reed. As part of the deal, Madison Reed will sponsor UConn's Gampel Pavilion and XL Center with court-naming rights for the next three years. The sponsorship marks the first female and grad-founded brand to gain court-naming rights at UConn.

Persons: Paige Bueckers, Madison Reed, UConn's, Azzi Fudd, Ice Brady, Morgan Cheli, Amy Errett, Errett Organizations: University of Connecticut, Madison, XL Center, UConn women's, Amazon, Target, Walmart, UConn Foundation, UConn, CNBC

☆ UConn's Paige Bueckers is an early favorite for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. Here's why the internet is loving her right now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Paige Bueckers, 22, is a star guard on UConn's women's basketball team. Her style and support for her teammates at this year's draft have gotten a lot of love online. AdvertisementPaige Bueckers was one of the most-talked-about names after the 2024 WNBA draft on Monday, April 15, and she wasn't even one of the recruits. The 2023 WNBA season was "its most-watched regular season in 21 years," the league reported, and Deloitte predicted women's sports will surpass $1 billion in revenue for the first time. AdvertisementGet to know Paige Bueckers before she returns to UConn for her last dance and discover why she's the internet's latest obsession.

Persons: Paige Bueckers, She's, —, Louis Vuitton, Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Mühl, tweeting, Edwards, Kris Jenner, eyeing, Caitlin Clark, Naismith, Clark, Angel Reese Organizations: UConn, WNBA, Service, Washington Mystics, Seattle Storm, Best, Big East, NCAA, Deloitte

☆ The men's Final Four coaches earn on average nearly double the women's salaries for the same job. Here's how much all 8 head coaches make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Four men's teams and four women's teams are competing to be the 2024 March Madness national champions. The average salary is $4 million for Final Four men's coaches and $2.15 million for women's coaches. Related storiesThe four men's basketball head coaches have an average salary of $4 million. Michael Conroy/AP ImagesThe gap in pay between college women's basketball and men's basketball head coaches is even more pronounced if we extend beyond the Final Four teams. The average salary of the top 20 women's basketball coaches is $1.5 million a year.

Persons: —, Dan Hurley, Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma, Nate Oats, Matt Painter, Kevin Keatts, Lisa Bluder, Wes Moore, Michael Conroy, Bill, LSU's Kim Mulkey Organizations: Service, USA, University of Connecticut, UConn, Alabama, Purdue, Carolina State, Iowa, Final Locations: Dawn Staley of South Carolina, Carolina, Kansas

☆ How scoring an invitation to Steph Curry's basketball camp changed Azzi Fudd's whole perspective
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

UConn star Azzi Fudd has long looked up to Steph Curry and now has an NIL deal with his brand, SC30. She attended Curry's camp during high school, even though it's usually reserved for men's recruits. AdvertisementAs the top-ranked player in her recruiting class, Azzi Fudd earned invitations to nearly every camp available to high school women's basketball stars. AdvertisementFudd knows that, at least to some extent, things are moving in the right direction for women's basketball players and for women's sports at large. "I definitely have seen a shift in the attention that women's basketball is getting and also the language used towards it," Fudd said.

Persons: Azzi Fudd, Steph Curry, Fudd, —, Stephen Curry, Troy Wayrynen, Stanford Cardinal, Cameron Brink, Armour, Green, David Butler II, Curry, Camp Curry Organizations: UConn, Service, Golden State Warriors, UConn Huskies, Stanford, Washington DC, NBA, G, Houston Rockets Locations: Oakland, Washington

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