Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee, stands on stage holding a basketball featuring the newly unveiled logo for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four during a press conference inside Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. | David Rodriguez Muñoz / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images DUKE And one: Despite Sweet 16 comeback against …

The NBA has started the process of lining up voters for postseason awards, and if form holds from recent years the ballots will be due shortly after the end of the regular season. Some categories will be easier for those on the voting panel to fill out than others. Defensive Player of the Year might not take voters very long …

Yes, with an all-No. 1 seed Final Four on deck for Friday, there’s plenty to be excited for the right now in women’s college basketball. And yet, it’s also not too soon to be dreaming about what’s next, as Tuesday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) 24 players who hope to be preparing for the 2027 Final Four this time next …

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown considered his performance in Monday night’s 112-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks substandard at best. “That was probably one of my worst games of the season, in my opinion,” Brown told reporters, per CLNS Media. Advertisement Brown rejoined the Celtics after sitting out two straight games with left Achilles tendinitis. He watched teammates officially secure …

It’s tough times in the Triangle. N.C. State basketball lost in the final seconds against Texas in the First Four of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament. Duke and UNC blew 19-point leads in March Madness, bowing out in dramatic fashion. Advertisement Will Wade left Raleigh for a reunion with LSU, Hubert Davis got fired after five seasons in Chapel Hill …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers did just enough to get past the tanking Utah Jazz 122-113, thanks to 34-point performances from both Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell. How much can you actually take from this game? Tanking has been a part of the NBA for decades, but few teams have been as shameless about it as the Jazz. Advertisement Utah has taken …

Former University of Akron men’s basketball coach John Groce said he is reflecting on his nine seasons at the helm of the Zips “with a smile,” adding it wasn’t “easy” during an emotional time to inform his players on March 30 he would leave for a job at the College of Charleston. “I ended up talking to all those guys …

Stars are made in March Madness, and even more so in the biggest games of each NCAA Tournament. When Michigan, Arizona, UConn and Illinois meet in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, there will be plenty of star power on the hardwood. A championship is on the line, along with status and NBA draft stock, after all. …

Coming off Iowa basketball’s spectacular run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament during head coach Ben McCollum’s first season at the helm of the program, the Hawkeyes are in the midst of potentially picking up significant recruiting momentum with elite 2026 shooting guard recruit Jaidyn Coon scheduled to visit campus on March 31. The 6-foot-6, 180-pounder from Storm …

Alex Karaban will have a chance at history come the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four. The UConn men’s basketball redshirt senior guard is looking to join an exclusive list of players to win three national titles during their collegiate career. Karaban was on the Huskies’ back-to-back championship teams in 2023 and 2024. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: March Madness bracket hot …

What a difference just one year makes. Last season, the NCAA Tournament featured four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four. That number has been halved in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament, as just Michigan and Arizona survived to the final weekend of the season. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: March Madness bracket hot takes: Duke blows it, UConn wins it, Arizona …

After two thrilling weeks of high-stakes games, a group of 68 teams that entered mid-March with dreams of a national championship has been whittled down to four. And with that, college basketball’s preeminent event is about to get underway. Advertisement The Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Tournament will tip off on Saturday, April 4, with Arizona, Michigan, UConn and …

Kentucky Basketball is reportedly expected to be involved in the pursuit of Butler Bulldogs guard Finley Bizjack, who announced Monday that he will enter the transfer portal, according to Jacob Polacheck of KSR. Bizjack, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, had a standout 2025-26 season, averaging 17.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists over 31 games. He shot 42.6 percent from the …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The finish line is in sight. Only seven games are remaining for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. As we enter the …

NEW YORK — For the second season in a row, the Final Four does not feature a single Cinderella. It’s likely a symptom of the NCAA’s name, image and likeness (NIL) and transfer-portal era, in which players possess unprecedented mobility and bigger-budgeted programs can poach the standouts from smaller schools. Advertisement That’s not to say this year’s NCAA Tournament has …

The Suns defeated the Grizzlies, 131-105 tonight in Memphis. Devin Booker contributed a team-high 36 points to go with 5 assists … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMwm7gCNPr8 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

On Sept. 26, 2017, the FBI and federal law enforcement authorities set off a massive explosion in college basketball that led to the arrests of several coaches and the eventual suspension or firing of several others. The list included then-USC assistant coach Tony Bland, who was arrested that day on bribery-related charges. The fallout from it also ensnared Louisville head …

Mike Krzyzewski gives heartfelt congrats to Braylon Mullins after historic shot appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It wasn’t a good weekend for Duke fans as the Blue Devils were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in both the men’s and women’s side of the brackets. On the men’s side of things, it was …

It’s a decisive day for one of soccer’s historic powers. Struggling Italy visits Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European qualifying playoffs on Tuesday with the four-time champion desperate not to miss out on a third straight World Cup. Advertisement Italy was eliminated by Sweden and North Macedonia in qualifying playoffs for the last two World Cups and has not appeared …

Miami (Ohio) men’s basketball coach Travis Steele spoke for mid-major schools everywhere when he said, “Don’t penalize us for people (who) aren’t willing to play us.” The RedHawks barely made the 2026 NCAA Tournament after a 31-1 season, the kind of resume that’d earn a high-major team entry into the field of 68 without question. The main source of doubt …

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – FEBRUARY 20: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Minnesota Timberwolves handles the ball against Marvin Bagley III #35 of the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter at Target Center on February 20, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Mavericks 122-111. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, …

One win stands between the Gannon University men’s basketball team and an NCAA championship. Gannon (33-3) will meet Lander University (30-5) in the NCAA Division II title game April 5 at 1 p.m. The Golden Knights seek their first national crown in men’s basketball. Advertisement See information on tickets, viewing options and more below. Where and when? Gannon, the Atlantic …

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