NCAA Basketball NewsThursday, Mar 26, 2026

Xaivian Lee stepped up in the 2026 NCAA tournament in his first year with Florida basketball, creating plays and scoring 27 points across two games. Watch his 2026 March Madness highlights here.

At a time when college basketball is defined by constant turnover, the Michigan State Spartans are leaning into something rare—continuity. Built around the team motto “Be Different,” head coach Tom Izzo’s squad is doing just that, returning four starters in an era where roster stability has become the exception, not the rule.

Stories like his don’t seem to happen much anymore: Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey is a hometown hero and four-year starter for the Cyclones, defying the odds of the modern college basketball landscape.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes learns senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie is a Tennessee hoops icon, witnessing his viral dunk from when Gillespie attended Greenville High School for the first time.

Here is the schedule for March Madness 2026, which begins with Selection Sunday on March 15 and continues through the Final Four and the national championship game on April 4 and 6 in Indianapolis.

Here is the 2026 NCAA bracket for the March Madness men's basketball tournament. Get the bracket, schedule, scores, highlights and more right here.

Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has recently found himself at the center of speculation, with reports linking him to the head coaching vacancy at University of North Carolina. The situation has raised questions about whether he could leave Chicago after the season. When asked about the rumors before Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia, Donovan didn’t […] The post Billy Donovan addresses UNC rumors appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Reese generated 26 points (12-16 FG, 2-4 FT), 17 rebounds, one steal and one block across 30 minutes of Wednesday's 133-110 win over Utah. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Six Big Ten teams are in the Sweet 16, one shy of an NCAA Tournament record. FOX Sports' Michael Cohen ranks them by national championship potential.

Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around. In the first week of the NCAA Tournament, games were decided by an average of 15.3 points. The only NCAA Tournaments with higher average victory margin since then came in 1993 (16.1) and 2024 (15.4).

Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope compared his performance to that of predecessor John Calipari. Does he think that sounds like a compliment?

Sam and Charlie Hoiberg once squared up over a youth basketball game. That competitive fire has helped Nebraska to a Sweet 16 run under dad, Fred.