# @nil.store___ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQfPOYgOhr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67467238-nilstore-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T16:51:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NIL Store (@nil.store___) — https://gondola.cc/nil.store___

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Celebrating the best of the 2025-26 season! Introducing the winners of the 2026 NIL Store Awards 🏆

Read below for the full list for award winners + nominees (winners listed first) 

School of the Year (Group I): UConn — Illinois, Purdue, LSU, UCLA

School of the Year (Group II): Boise State — Illinois State, South Florida, Tulane, Western Kentucky

Male Athlete of the Year: Fernando & Alberto Mendoza – Indiana Football — AJ Dybantsa (BYU MBB), Jonah Coleman (Washington Football), Josh Hubbard (Mississippi State MBB), Nick Boyd (Wisconsin MBB)

Female Athlete of the Year: Azzi Fudd – UConn WBB — Flau’jae Johnson (LSU WBB), Harper Murray (Nebraska Volleyball), Sarah Strong (UConn WBB)

School Activation of the Year: UCLA – WBB Dance Sensation — Michigan State (Madness Merch), Syracuse (Otto Orange’s First Mascot NIL Deal), VMI (Football Alumni Rally Around Elijah Brooks)

NIL Admin of the Year (Group I): Teri Hanneke – UCLA — Brett Sible (DePaul), Carley Mooney (UConn), Eddie Taylor (Cincinnati), Jenna Johnson (Vanderbilt), Kara Cannizzaro (North Carolina), Terrell Smith (Duke), Toby Baldwin (Oklahoma)

NIL Admin of the Year (Group II): Lauren Cherry – North Texas — Brennan White (Illinois State), Justin Miller (Temple), Todd Anderson (Mercer)

Moment of the Year: UConn – Braylon Mullins, “Money Mullins” (game-winning shot vs. Duke in the Elite Eight) — Illinois (Luke Altmyer’s Big Mullet Energy), Indiana (Omar Cooper Jr.’s Catch of the Year), Michigan (Yaxel Lendeborg’s Triple Yaxel), Purdue (Braden Smith’s #41 Blood Jersey), West Virginia (Greenbrier Five)

Licensing Director of the Year (Group I): Kyle Muncy – UConn — Jeri Thorpe (Arkansas), Marty Kaufmann (Illinois), Brian Hommel (LSU), Erika Austin (Michigan State), Lonna Henrichs (Nebraska), Heston Hybarger (Purdue), Rachel Duffy (Syracuse), Jenn Miller (West Virginia)

Licensing Director of the Year (Group II): Melissa Spain – East Carolina — Shelby Silflow (Idaho), Gabe Delatte (Tulane), Heidi Adams (Utah State)

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