College Basketball

As maize and blue confetti rained down from the rafters at Lucas Oil Stadium, Michigan senior Yaxel Lendeborg held up a sign. On a yellow background, written in navy blue letters, the message read: "SHOCK THE WORLD, BOYS. GO BLUE!" It was a fitting image for a small-town kid from Pennsauken, New Jersey, who dreamed of playing on college basketball’s biggest stage. A lightly recruited prospect who began his career […]

Four teams are left, and three games remain before a national champion is crowned on Monday night in the men’s NCAA Tournament. While this tournament was not as unpredictable and full of upsets as it has been in past years — and perhaps that’s going to be the norm after all 1-seeds made up the Final Four last year — we are set for two outstanding matchups on Saturday night […]

Final Four odds feature a semifinal showdown that, to hear oddsmakers tell it, is happening one round too early. Michigan and Arizona both spent time at No. 1 in the AP poll this season. Both have been favored at various junctures in March Madness futures odds. Both are No. 1 seeds rolling through the NCAA Tournament. "Michigan vs. Arizona is probably the best game on the docket all year, on […]

Michigan starting point guard Elliot Cadeau rejoined his teammates for the Final Four and said Thursday his allergic reaction that required hospitalization a day earlier was due to an accidental exposure to nuts. "I just ate something I was allergic to," the junior said as he sat at his locker at Lucas Oil Stadium, two days before the Wolverines meet fellow No. 1 seed Arizona in the national semifinals. Coach […]

"Bear Bets" are real wagers that Chris "The Bear" Fallica is actually making. Here we are, down to the last four teams. It's been fun watching the madness of March, but it's somewhat bittersweet that it will all be over soon. But not before we get another wager in! Here's where I'm putting my money for the UConn-Illinois game, and some historical Bear Bytes about the tourney. This page may […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is returning for a 24th season with the Jayhawks. The program released a statement from Self on Wednesday confirming his return for another year with the program he has led to 21 regular-season conference championships, four Final Fours and a pair of national championships. "With renewed clarity and the ongoing support from our administration, I remain focused and committed to Kansas Basketball competing for a […]

The men's college basketball season is coming to an emphatic end with the College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas, where drama, buzzer-beaters and everything in between is all but guaranteed. The second-year tournament will tip off on Wednesday with the elimination-style bracket leading up to the championship game Sunday. The new College Basketball Crown format features eight teams, all from power conferences, and will include a $500,000 NIL prize […]

An eight-team field. Loaded with talent. Half-a-million in NIL money on the line. The College Basketball Crown returns to Las Vegas this week with some must-see stars and matchups. Several all-conference performances will take the court in the single-elimination tournament, which tips off with first-round games scheduled for April 1-2, followed by the semifinals on April 4 and the championship game on April 5. The tournament will be played at […]

In the days and weeks after Silas Demary Jr. arrived on the next stage of his basketball career, he sought out the one UConn men’s player who was navigating a similar path coming from another power conference school. The year before Demary left Georgia to try to help the Huskies win their third national title in a four-year span, Tarris Reed Jr. made a jump from Michigan to UConn. Demary […]