NEW YORK — The men’s NCAA tournament is averaging 10.3 million viewers through the Elite Eight, according to Nielsen. That is the tournament’s best audience since 1993 and a 9% increase over last year. UConn’s last-second 73-72 victory over Duke in the East Region final averaged 13.4 million on CBS. The audience peaked at 18.9…
Getty Images The tallest player in college basketball is entering the transfer portal when it officially opens on April 7. Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux will be looking for a new home after spending the last two seasons with Florida, he announced on social media on Tuesday Rioux, who was a preferred walk-on with the…
NC State is hiring Tennessee assistant and former Wolfpack guard Justin Gainey as its next coach, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. Gainey, 49, has spent the last five seasons on Rick Barnes’ staff with the Vols and has held the title of associate head coach since 2022. Gainey, a Greensboro, North Carolina, native,…
Braylon Mullins will forever live in UConn basketball lore after hitting a game‑winner from 35 feet that sent the Huskies back to the Final Four. The go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gave No. 2 seed UConn a 73-72 win and ended No. 1 overall seed Duke‘s season in one of the most dramatic swings…
Guards often define March, but last season showed there’s more than one path to a title. Walter Clayton Jr. led Florida to a national championship, yet the Gators’ edge came from a dominant frontcourt that controlled both ends of the floor. That context matters entering Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup between No. 1 overall seed Duke…
CHICAGO — Alabama‘s season is over in large part because it wasn’t big enough. Simple as that. No. 1 seed Michigan knocked off the Crimson Tide 90-77 using a typical dominant second-half flurry to deliver the knockout blow. Michigan bested the Tide with brawn, and the numbers back it up. Michigan outrebounded Alabama 25-12 and…
The first two spots in the 2026 Final Four will be up for grabs on Saturday, with regional finals taking place in the West and South. Three of the four teams (Illinois, Iowa and Arizona) are all seeking a long-awaited return to the Final Four, while Purdue can make it two trips in three seasons…
With Houston’s 65-55 loss to Illinois in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night, Kelvin Sampson completed his 33rd season as a Division I coach. How many more seasons does the 70-year-old have left in him? In his postgame press conference, Sampson said he still enjoys coaching, but he’s also keenly aware that every career has…
Ranking Rick Pitino’s best looks, from iconic all-white suit to Lou Carnesecca sweater originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Basketball gyms hardly resemble runways. For all the desire for athletes and coaches alike to sport the finest furs, they typically save their best looks…
Getty Images The Sweet 16 of the Big Dance wraps-up on Friday with the Final Four to be determined by Sunday. Are you ready?! The Elite Eight will be determined by Friday night with (5) St. John’s facing (1) Duke and (2) UConn taking on (3) Michigan State in the East Regional Semifinals and (4)…
