Payton Verhulst is a college basketball guard for the Oklahoma Sooners, as of February 2025, and is in her senior year. Verhulst attended Bishop Miege High School, where she was a five-star prospect. Additionally, Verhulst was ranked as high as No. 8 overall by PASS and No. 9 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. She was also ranked No. 12 overall and as the fourth-best guard by ESPNW Hoop Gurlz. During her years in high school, she was first-team All-State Top 5 by The Capital-Journal and Gatorade Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year three times and earned Eastern Kansas League MVP three times. As a senior, she averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 3.6 assists, and 3.5 blocks a game and led the high school team to a 23-1 record and a Kansas Class 4-A state championship.
During her junior season in high school, Verhulst was a starter in every game she attended. She averaged 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She also led Bishop Miege to a 21-2 overall record and a 48-1 record combined in her freshman and sophomore seasons. As a freshman, she led the school to the state title game and won it in her sophomore season. Verhulst averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks in her freshman year and recorded 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 blocks in her sophomore season. During her 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, she was a starter in all six games and led her side to a 6-0 record and a gold medal in Puerto Aysen, Chile. Following her performance, she was named the Championship MVP. She also led the USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team to a gold as they won 70-52 against Australia at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup final game.
Payton Verhulst’s NIL deal
Payton Verhulst has signed a NIL Deal with 1Oklahoma, an Oklahoma Sooners Collective, as per On3 website data.
Payton Verhulst's NIL deal tracker
| Date | Deal partners |
| 2/13/23 | 1Oklahoma |
Payton Verhulst's notable NIL deals
1Oklahoma
Payton Verhulst and 1Oklahoma penned a NIL Deal in 2023, as per data on the On3 website. 1Oklahoma, the nonprofit collective was founded by a group of businessmen and Hall of Fame Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer. According to the aforementioned site, the Oklahoma Sooners Collective signed the whole Sooners women’s basketball team to NIL deals.
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