There will be a new men’s basketball champion in 2026 — or, at least, there won’t be a repeat champion. Following the conclusion of the Final Four national semifinal games, the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament national championship game will feature No. 1 seed Michigan — looking for its second-ever NCAA Tournament title and first since 1989 — and No. 2 …

Tennessee guard Clarence Massamba plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Joe Tipton. He just finished up his freshman season with the Volunteers. The NCAA Transfer Portal will officially open on April 7 and close on April 21. The new 15-day window was enacted following a recommendation by the men’s basketball oversight committee. Athletes don’t have to commit …

The national championship game of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut will have a lot on the line. Obviously, the biggest thing on the line will be who wins the national title for the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. But, while a title would be significant for both programs, not all national championships are created equal: A …

What channel is the NCAA championship on? TV schedule, time for 2026 college basketball title game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After beginning with 68 teams a few weeks ago, the NCAA Tournament pool is down to just two teams who will battle it out for glory on …

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Dan Hurley is on the doorstep of history. The Connecticut men’s basketball coach could make history with another win on Monday, April 6, against No. 1 Michigan in the national championship game of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: NCAA championship game predictions: AI picks winner of UConn vs Michigan Hurley led the Huskies to back-to-back national titles …

The ACC has long been one of the most storied conferences in college basketball, home to iconic programs, legendary coaches, and championship banners that stretch back decades. While the action on the floor gets all the attention, what these teams wear while playing it matters more than you might think. With 18 programs now calling the ACC home, the conference …

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Both Michigan and UConn are banged up entering the national championship game on Monday, April 6. Wolverines star Yaxel Lendeborg, a first-team All-American this season, was limited to 14 minutes in Michigan’s Final Four win over Arizona after suffering a knee injury in the first half. He also re-aggravated his ankle, stemming from earlier in the season in the Big …

The 2026 college basketball transfer portal will open on Tuesday, April 7, and heading into his second season at the helm, Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan will need to land five or more portal players to have a shot at making it back to the NCAA Tournament, especially adding more size to the front court, and a another scoring guard …

UConn star Tarris Reed Jr. will end his college career on Monday, April 6, against the team with whom it first began. The senior center started his career at Michigan, where he played two seasons before transferring to Connecticut in 2024. His breakout this season as a full-time starter has been well-documented and is a huge reason for the Huskies’ …

While it’s been over a decade since Kentucky Basketball was in the National Championship game, the Big Blue fanbase and all fans of college basketball will be glued to their televisions tonight as Michigan and UConn clash in the title game. Tonight’s matchup is a battle between a season-long heavyweight in Dusty May & the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines …

Seven-foot big men do not grow on trees. Luckily for Dusty May and Michigan basketball, they do sometimes enter the NCAA transfer portal. Such was the case with Aday Mara, who became the 2026 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in one year with the Wolverines after playing sparingly with UCLA in his first two collegiate seasons. Advertisement REQUIRED …

UCLA is the national champion, but for the first time in my way-too-early power rankings for The Athletic, UCLA will not be the top-ranked team heading into the 2026-27 season. With all due respect to Cori Close and the success of the Bruins program over the last few years, the reality is that six seniors are leaving. It was touch-and-go …

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The men’s college basketball season comes to a close Monday night with two accomplished programs set to square off for the 2026 NCAA national championship at the Final Four in Indianapolis. In this corner, we have a potent Michigan squad that dominated the loaded Big Ten during the regular season and has seemingly flipped the switch to activate juggernaut mode …

When Connecticut basketball announced its return to the Big East ahead of the 2019-2020 season, it was a moment that signified the return of one of the original members and powerhouses of the conference. It came at a time when relative newcomer Dan Hurley was working on bringing the winning culture and toughness of the Jim Calhoun era back, and …

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Michigan laid waste to Arizona. So much for the de facto national championship game. That semifinal was an annihilation game. The No. 1 Wolverines enter the national title game against No. 2 UConn as a clear favorite. Advertisement Here are five reasons Michigan will win — and one reason it won’t: Michigan vs UConn prediction, spread: Who is favored to …

Arkansas basketball’s chances of winning a national title in 2027 will be determined over the next two weeks. The men’s transfer portal opens on April 7 and runs through April 21. John Calipari will be in the market for impact players who can lift the Razorbacks past the Sweet 16, where each of Calipari’s first two seasons in Fayetteville came …

INDIANAPOLIS – Shove over, Duke. There’s a new team in men’s college basketball that everyone loves to hate. If there was any debate UConn is the game’s new villain, that chorus of boos raining down on Dan Hurley after his team reached its third NCAA title game in four years erased all doubt. UConn has become a team only UConn …

Honor Huff scored 38 points and made eight 3-pointers to help West Virginia rally for an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown championship game on Sunday in Las Vegas. Chance Moore added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (21-14), who trailed by 13 points in the second half before rallying. Brenen Lorient scored 15 points in …

For the first time in nearly three months, the Dallas Mavericks finally won a game at the American Airlines Center against a depleted Lakers squad. The Mavericks offense was clicking all night, with the paint scoring being especially impressive. While the defensive effort was lackluster, it’s hard to ask anymore of this Mavericks team. Advertisement Without further ado, let’s get …

INDIANAPOLIS — As Steve Alford walked among the masses in the state where he used to walk on water, the people came to walk along beside him. His Indiana luster, after all these years, still hasn’t worn off. Some stopped and stood from afar, gathering their courage, before asking Alford for an autograph or a selfie. Every one of them had …

Teenage rookie Cooper Flagg continued his superb run of form by scoring 45 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-128 on Sunday. The 19-year-old had made history on Saturday when he became the first teenager to score 50 points in an NBA game – finishing with 51 points, including 24 in the fourth quarter, in a …