Amir Khan's 5 best social media moments as the McNeese State student manager goes viral
McNeese State men's basketball student manager Amir Khan is already one of the celebrities of this year's March Madness, landing NIL endorsement deals and entertaining fans with his off-court antics.
As No. 12 McNeese State plays in Thursday's Round of 64 in the 2025 men's NCAA tournament against No. 5 Clemson, Khan will be getting plenty of attention while performing his managerial duties for the team.
As Khan has become a social media darling, it's worth looking back on some of our favorite highlights of the beloved student manager as his team starts its 2025 March Madness journey.
Let's relive some of the best moments from Khan's rise to fame.
"If they kept manager stats for rebounding and wiping up wet spots on the court, I'd put up Wilt Chamberlain numbers."@McNeeseMBB's Amir "AURA" Khan is ready for March Madness pic.twitter.com/1bCTeNaJ0e
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 20, 2025
1. Khan was iced out ahead of McNeese State's big March Madness game
McNeese manager Amir Khan dripped out for the NCAA tournament ✨
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 20, 2025
(via @McNeeseMBB) pic.twitter.com/9oYJkcLiGJ
2. Khan signed some awesome NIL endorsement deals
McNeese State student manager is on a INSANE RUN
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) March 16, 2025
Amir Khan is the first-ever college student manager to ink a NIL deal 🤯 (via @reed_vial3) pic.twitter.com/eZWFjDv7lt
3. Khan took photos with fans during the 2025 men's NCAA tournament
HE'S HERE 🙌#MarchMadness@McNeeseMBBpic.twitter.com/abE31LFw8d
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2025
McNeese manager Amir Khan has become a March celeb. Spent a few mins taking pics with folks here in Providence. pic.twitter.com/G1zk05vvWN
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 20, 2025
4. "Aura" recently hyped up McNeese State coming out of the tunnel
Some NSFW language to follow.
Amir “aura” Khan 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/t1RAnHojFx
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 20, 2025
5. Khan even wasn't afraid to compare his managerial skills to Wilt Chamberlain
McNeese manager Amir Khan's aura is off the charts 🤣🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 19, 2025
(via @McNeeseMBB) pic.twitter.com/4QBoGJXtdT
This article originally appeared on For The Win: March Madness: McNeese State student manager Amir Khan highlights
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