16. Purdue’s Braden Smith, at 6-0, is 16 inches shorter than former teammate Zach Edey, but he’s the preseason favorite to be national player of the year — same as Edey. This tall-and-short twosome ...

The Providence Friars men's team faces a critical season to rebound from a disappointing 12-20 record. The URI Rams men's team enters the season with a largely new roster, facing challenges in a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes saw a chance to bring Duke to campus for the first time in nearly 50 years and jumped at it. His No. 18 Volunteers host sixth-ranked Duke on Sunday ...

FILE - North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) dunks against Memphis during the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic NCAA college basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP ...

The team chaplain became famous during Loyola's underdog March Madness run. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the team chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago basketball team who became a national ...

Loyola University said it best in its statement about Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who died at the age of 106 (read her obituary from USA TODAY Sports): She was "someone who touched the lives of so ...

TAMPA, Fla. — College basketball's March Madness is coming to the Tampa Bay area in 2026. The first and second rounds will be held at the Benchmark International Arena on March 20 and 22, according to ...

March Madness is close to becoming more maddening. The NCAA is moving closer to expanding its 68-team men’s basketball tournament to a 76-team bracket for the 2026-27 season that would feature 12 ...

The NCAA Women’s Final Four returns to Indianapolis in 2026 with Lucas Oil Stadium set to welcome a record-setting crowd for college basketball’s biggest stage. The college basketball season is ...

The NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will stay at 68 teams, but the door is open to expanding them after 2026. (AP photo) The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand ...