University School of Jackson five-star basketball player Haylen Ayers has signed a Name Image and License (NIL) contract with New Balance.

Ayers, a junior at USJ, joins other notables such as Karlyn Pickens, a softball pitcher at the University of Tennessee, and UCLA freshman basketball star Sienna Betts.

They join household names Cooper Flagg, Cameron Brink and Kawhi Leonard as part of the company’s roster.

Of the recently announced athletes, Ayers is the youngest to join New Balance. The class of 2027 five-star prospect is considered the No. 1 shooting guard in her class, where she’s also viewed as a top-three player nationally by 247Sports Composite.

During the summer at the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Nike Nationals, Ayers was one of the top players, averaging the fourth most points at 18.7 while shooting over 47% from the field, 44% from three-point range and making 79% of her free throws.