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NCAA ATHLETES LIGHTING UP

THE SPORTS WORLD WITH GLOWBALLS

 
  When it comes to NCAA basketball players, sports fans know that sharpshooters Antoine DAVIS and Armaan Franklin are players that commentators say can “light it up”.
   That is basketball language that translates to being able to score a lot of points, and being able to excite the crowd with excellent shooting performances.
   But now, with their new name, image, and likeness agreements both of these young players can truly “light up” the basketball scene.
   Both Antoine DAVIS and Armaan Franklin have their own customized glow basketballs, basketballs that light up and glow on the camera lighting. The glow basketballs have been a huge success in China once they were brought to the market by former NBA superstar Stephon Marbury.
   The NCAA passed a rule in July 2021 that allows amateur athletes to benefit from their name image and likeness, and Davis and Franklin are the first to American Athletes to have their own GlowBall products
   Antoine DAVIS is a 6 foot one point guard that plays basketball at the University of Detroit Mercy.An excellent three point shooter, Davis broke all of NBA superstar Stephen Curry’s three point shooting records for freshman in the NCAA. Davis needs 81 three-pointers this season to become the NCAA’s all-time leading three point shooter in history, and needs a little over 3000 total points to become the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, breaking the record of pistol Pete Maravich.
   Davis was the first NCAA athlete to get his own custom glow basketball through the name image and likeness agreements.His basketball features his trademarked logo of him shooting a jump shot.The black leather blend texture ball has his glowing logo throughout, creating a colorful exciting pattern when used. His GlowBall is available at chinahoops.net
   Armaan Franklin Is a 6 foot 4 inch shooting guard at the University of Virginia. Franklin transferred to the Virginia Cavaliers after playing as a starter for the Indiana Hoosiers. Franklin is one of the most exciting players in the conference, and one of the leading scorers for the Virginia basketball team. He is always a three point threat, and his intensity makes him a fierce defender to all of his opponents.
   Franklin’s basketball is a two toned ball, with a white and gray is rainbow texture. GlowBall has a silhouette logo of himself crossing a basketball over, with his hair flopping up from the momentum of the wind. His name “A FRANKLIN” Is across the paneling of the ball above the logo. The ball is available at armaanfranklinhoops.com
   With the players being on teams in different cities, the basketball will be marketed to the fan bases of each respective team. With the NCAA basketball season starting soon, sales are expected to peak between the month of October and April. The name, image, and likeness Agreements made for these NCAA players has been arranged by TGBTG Sports, a sports management group with offices in Houston Texas and Shanghai China. TGBTG Arrange the manufacturing terms with the factories in China to produce the products, and got the agreements for the players to get paid to get approved through each schools NCAA compliance office. According to the NCAA rules, all of the agreements where amateur players receive compensation have to be reviewed and approved by a compliance officer at each school
   “I am glad to work with Antoine DAVIS and ArmaanFranklin with this glow basketball project,” said Cyril White, director of TGBTG Sports management group. “I have known these young men before they were NCAA players, and it is a privilege to work with them in this professional way. I hope people will go and support them and buy their basketball so they can earn as much as possible from this opportunity.”