According to information gathered by our own Alessandro Maggi, Quinn Ellis is set to earn a NIL deal worth between $4.5 and $4.8 million to play at St. John’s the 2026/27 season.
This is an extremely high figure, even by College Basketball standards—although a recent study points to a 65% increase compared to last year’s NIL market.
There are no official figures for every player, but several media outlets estimated that the richest NIL deal in 2025/26 was around $4.2 million, received by top NBA prospect AJ Dybantsa.
Ellis will undoubtedly be one of the leaders of the group coached by Rick Pitino. The decisive factor was a late push from St. John’s, with Duke ultimately choosing not to match the offer.
The 23-year-old point guard will return to Olimpia Milan—who still hold his European rights—after the conclusion of the 2027 March Madness tournament.
🚨Quinn Ellis has committed to St.John’s as reported from United States. I confirm that, of course.
The Olimpia Milano point guard will play for legend Rick Pitino for a salary of between $4.5 million and $4.8 million, and will return to Italy after March Madness 2027. The… pic.twitter.com/wztM5s7ZzW
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) April 14, 2026





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