Collin Murray-Boyles inks Garnet Trust deal
Fresh off a breakout freshman season with the Gamecocks, forward Collin Murray-Boyles has inked an NIL deal with Garnet Trust, the official collective of the University of South Carolina announced on Thursday.
The 6-foot-7 Freshman All-SEC performer, who averaged 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game during the regular season this past year, had already discussed his plans to return to South Carolina at the SEC Tournament.
“Of course you have people talking,” he said, via The State. “Like my brother, he’ll be talking about it and stuff. But my plan isn’t to be — like I want to be ready. I don’t wanna go in, get a contract and then have to go to the (NBA G-League) because I have to work on a couple things. I want to go in as prepared as possible so I can have the best chance of longevity.”
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While there were no signs that Murray-Boyles was looking around at other programs, collectives have held a major role in player retention in today’s college athletics landscape.
The Columbia native who played most of his high school career at A.C. Flora has an On3 college rating of four stars and is the No. 99 overall player in the country and No. 14 power forward.
Garnet Trust is the official NIL collective of the University of South Carolina. Since launching in November 2021, the Garnet Trust has worked with over 120 University of South Carolina student-athletes across 19 sports from football to women’s golf.
