In a headline-making move, top college basketball point guard Robert Wright III has officially committed to BYU — but not for the reasons you might expect.
While BYU has built a national reputation as a major NIL powerhouse, Wright says money wasn’t the driving force behind his decision. “It really didn’t have too much to do with NIL,” he told reporters, making waves across the college hoops world.
This comes as a surprise to many, considering BYU’s rapid rise in the NIL scene, with multi-million dollar deals and major recruits already making headlines. But for Wright, it’s about more than just the paycheck.
Sources close to the player say he was drawn to the coaching staff, the player development program, and the culture being built at BYU. The Cougars’ growing presence in college basketball, paired with a fresh vision under new leadership, made the program hard to ignore.
Wright, who recently set a freshman assist record at Baylor, brings elite playmaking and leadership to BYU — and fans are already buzzing about how he’ll fit into the system.
Whether or not NIL was a factor, one thing is clear: BYU just landed a game-changer.
