INDIANAPOLIS — Arizona freshman power forward Koa Peat was what college basketball scouts call an early bloomer in high school. He was bigger and stronger than his peers at an early age and also more productive. He’s the son of a former NFL offensive lineman and he looked the part even as a 15-year-old. He…
Getty Images The 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially down to a Final Four. With 64 teams eliminated and only three games remaining in March Madness, there is no rest for the weary this time of year — even though all four remaining programs will get six days off before competition continues Saturday in Indianapolis. The final three games…
The 2026 NIT championship game is set. No. 1 seed Auburn will face No. 1 seed Tulsa on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis after each team recorded semifinal wins on Thursday. Auburn defeated No. 4 seed Illinois State 88-66, while Tulsa punched its ticket to the title game with a 74-69 victory over No….
INDIANAPOLIS — Solo Ball isn’t just a good shooter. He’s a great one. A net-shredder in the flesh. His 99 3-pointers last year — the fourth-most in a single season at UConn — prove that loud and clear. But with a Final Four clash with No. 3 seed Illinois looming in less than 48 hours,…
The NIT’s semifinals tip off tonight at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and I want to look at the first game of No. 1 seed New Mexico vs. No. 1 Tulsa at 7 ET on ESPN because that should be more competitive than the nightcap featuring No. 4 Illinois State against No. 1 Auburn. The…
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…
