Saint Mary's is one of the WCC's most consistent NIL investors in men's basketball.
Randy Bennett's program has been a perennial NCAA Tournament team, and the Bay Area location gives athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
Saint Mary's NIL Spending — $11M Est. 2026

Estimated NIL Spend
$11M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$9.5M
Saint Mary's is one of the WCC's most consistent NIL investors in men's basketball.
Randy Bennett's program has been a perennial NCAA Tournament team, and the Bay Area location gives athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
The $11M figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: Saint Mary's's direct revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors. We compile it from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry valuations, with Men's Basketball the largest single-sport allocation at $9.5M.
Saint Mary's is estimated to spend $11M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #89 nationally among Division I programs.
Saint Mary's competes in the WCC at the Basketball level.
Men's Basketball is Saint Mary's's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $9.5M in estimated 2026 spending.
Saint Mary's's $11M NIL budget can be compared against every WCC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Saint Mary's's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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