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Throughout the course of the 2023-24 college basketball season, the Indiana State Sycamores became a trendy team to watch. Led by Robbie Avila, the team missed the NCAA Tournament in controversial fashion. Instead, they landed in the NIT where they ended up losing in the championship game. Avila quickly became a viral fan favorite. He received the hilarious nickname of Cream Abdul-Jabbar. Unfortunately for the Sycamores, everything went into chaos following their NIT championship loss. They lost their head coach and most of their key players. Avila was one of the players that chose to transfer away. The next chapter of his basketball career will be played at Saint Louis. He's excited for the fresh start, but it's definitely sad to see Indiana State's chances end as fast as they opened when it comes to making the tournament. In a recent quote, Avila spoke out about NIL and offered some major advice to fellow athletes. He made the quotes to On3 prior to throwing out the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game.

This article first appeared on NIL on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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