By: Dalton Thacker
“On April 7, 2014, the University of Connecticut (UCONN) men’s basketball team was poised to reach its goal of winning a national championship. The AT&T Stadium was packed with 79,000 fans who paid an average of $500 to watch the Final Four games.”
“UCONN’s point guard Shabazz Napier was preparing for the biggest night of his entire career when a reporter inquired into the topic of paying collegiate athletes. Napier seized the opportunity and responded, “we as student athletes are utilized for what we do so well, and we’re definitely blessed to get a scholarship to our universities. But, at the end of the day, that doesn’t cover everything.”3 Napier is one of many student athletes who struggle to make ends meet while being exploited for his hard labor.”
