Exclusive Exclusive Expectations season: UCLA announced the addition of another key player
In this exclusive interview, UCLA freshman Trent Perry talks about his decision to choose UCLA, his tumultuous recruitment process, his expectations for the upcoming season, and his self-assessment as a player, among other topics. This interview was facilitated by the Men of Westwood NIL Collective. To support the basketball collective,
Bruin Report Online users can now contribute to an NIL collective that supports the UCLA basketball program.
The collective is called Men of Westwood. It’s been created and is run by a UCLA donor in order to exclusively provide UCLA basketball players NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) opportunities.
The goal of MoW is to generate a decent annual income for each UCLA scholarship basketball player in exchange for their name, image and likeness, as allowed by the NCAA.
For instance, if MoW could raise $1.3 million annually, it could establish an annual income of $100,000 for each of the 13 UCLA scholarship basketball players.
With MoW working with Bruin Report Online, your contribution through BRO goes directly to the Men of Westwood NIL fund.
BROs are encouraged to set up a recurring donation below, but one-time gifts are also beneficial.
Answering some frequent questions about the fund:
1. Who are we sending our funds to?
Men of Westwood is primarily one top UCLA donor who decided to step up to help the NIL situation with the UCLA men’s basketball team.
2. Where does my donation go?
Your funds go directly to the Men of Westwood collective via the fundraising platform GiveButter. MoW will then distribute the funds to players in exchange for specific asks (including, but not limited to, community outreach and charity work).
3. Who audits the process?
The Men of Westwood collective is providing all NIL documentation to UCLA compliance, which can, in theory, audit every single player deal to ensure everything is following current NCAA rules and the players maintain eligibility.
4. Do players have to sign over their NIL rights to the collective to receive funds?
No, the NIL deals are non-exclusive. Players do not sign their rights over, and will have ample opportunity to do many NIL deals.
5. Why is it named “Men of Westwood”?
This collective was created *specifically* and *exclusively* to support UCLA men’s basketball players.
6. How much money has the collective raised so far?
We can’t speak to the overall collective, but as of July 27th, BROs have already contributed $40k and around $65k in yearly commitments, which is a great start considering it’s the offseason.
6. Is there any overhead that the collective is taking?
No. All money is being paid out to the players in exchange for their name, image, and likeness. Any overhead is being absorbed by the people running the collective.