Sedona Prince is beginning her seventh and final year of college basketball. From her viral video back in the NCAA Tournament bubble in 2021 to her role in a landmark antitrust lawsuit that will help get money for college athletes, she has already left her mark off the court. If she can help TCU have a memorable season on the court, it will be a welcome bonus.
Now 24, Prince was one of the lead plaintiffs in the House vs. NCAA lawsuit that led to the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement agreement that recently received preliminary approval from a federal judge.
When it's finally done, the agreement will allow colleges to directly pay their athletes, perhaps as early as next fall. It also includes millions in damages. “It’s a big win, something we’ve been trying for, for a long time," Prince said in a interview with The Associated Press.
“Major step forward. There's a lot to be done going forward. It's more than we ever could have asked for and a step in the right direction.
” It’s been quite the journey for Prince, whose career started in 2018 with Texas before she left for Oregon after breaking her leg playing for USA Basketball. She was with the Ducks in March 2021 when her social media video went viral for exposing the disparities between the weight room for the women at the NCAA Tournament bubble vs. the one the men had, as well as differences in the food.
The video embarrassed tournament organizers and prompted apologies — The New York Times a year later called it ".
