AMIR "AURA" KHAN (photo: @amirk_23/X)
Viral McNeese basketball student manager Amir Khan is following Will Wade to LSU. He’ll join Wade’s LSU staff in the same role. Khan says he first became a student manager because he grew up as an LSU fan watching Wade.
“Being at LSU, it’s fulfilling a dream of mine. It’s something I wanted to do, and right away he said, ‘Yeah, let’s get this done, let’s get you here as soon as possible; we would love to have you.’ And that just means a lot to me,” Khan said.
The Lake Charles native gained massive popularity during the 2025 NCAA tournament, leading the Cowboys out of the tunnel with a boombox. He originally transferred to NC State when Wade took the job there last season but returned to McNeese when his class credits didn’t transfer over.
“McNeese has a special feeling for me because it was home, and I have so much love for McNeese. So I just wanted to go back and finish out the season with McNeese,” Khan said.
Khan became the first student manager to sign an NIL deal during McNeese’s 2024 tournament run. His goal for his senior year is to help other managers at LSU, McNeese and around the country land deals of their own. As for the boombox making an appearance, we’ll have to wait and see.
“When it gets to gameday and it’s something that the players on the team want, obviously, I would love to do it. But I’m just really coming here to enjoy the experience of being a student manager, and I’m not really focused on a lot of the other stuff,” Khan explained.
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