It took months before an agreement was reached between the junior point guard and the Illinois High School Association, because she is the first athlete to come to the IHSA seeking an ‘ok' for it.
Walton was recently approached by Shoot-A-Way with a formal deal, but it took months to come to an agreement with the IHSA to ensure that eligibility rules weren't violated due to current name, image and likeness limits. "Those challenges of still, of course, maintaining the amateur aspect of high school athletics, but yet recognizing that students, much like they would go get a summer job and try to make money, that we as an association and member schools maybe shouldn’t be hindering students’ opportunities to make money," said Craig Anderson, IHSA executive director.