Before March Madness started in full, one of its brightest stars was already shining.
McNeese State basketball manager Amir “Aura” Khan quickly became a beloved figure amongst college basketball fans after a video of him leading the Cowboys out onto the court for a game while rapping along to Lud Foe’s “In and Out” went viral.
Khan has embraced the attention, and appears to have simply been born for this. Since his initial star-making performance, Khan has signed several NIL deals with brands including Buffalo Wild Wings, Tick Pick and Insomnia Cookies.
"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
On Thursday, ahead of McNeese State’s opening game of the NCAA tournament against Clemson, Khan led the walk-out again, this time with a custom boombox promoting BWW and blasting NBA YoungBoy’s “No Switch.”
McNeese has officially brought the energy for their first game against Clemson with the team walking out to NBA Youngboy behind Amir Khan #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/C0EVR76vWw
— Caden Letsche (@Cadenletsche1) March 20, 2025
If the Cowboys can pull out a win over Clemson, fans will be treated to yet another walk-out from Khan & Co. on Saturday.
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