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Big 12 Glass Court Maker Touted NBA Study. Here’s What it Really Said

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ASB GlassFloor, the Swiss manufacturer behind the controversial glass basketball court installed—and then ultimately removed—during last week’s Big 12 basketball tournament, has since defended itself by citing a study of the surface commissioned by the NBA ahead of the 2024 All-Star weekend. ASB’s LumiFlex flooring contains LED panels sealed beneath tempered safety glass, which are …

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The NCAA Tournament is loaded with top NBA prospects. Consider this the March of the freshmen

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It was early in the final week before March Madness when BYU’s AJ Dybantsa opened his Big 12 Tournament run by scoring 40 points, breaking a freshman single-game record held by NBA great Kevin Durant. “I’m just trying to win games,” Dybantsa said afterward. From Dybantsa and Acuff to Duke’s Cameron Boozer and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson as headliners, the potential class of draft prospects is considered among the deepest in years if all go the one-and-done route as expected.

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Duke's $25.4M Budget Dwarfs Other No. 1 Seeds, But Spending Barely Correlates With March Madness Seeding

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Updated Mar 17, 10:46 AM ET

Duke enters March Madness as both the No. 1 overall seed and the tournament's biggest financial powerhouse, with a program budget of $25.4 million in the most recent data available, nearly double that of fellow No. 1 seeds Arizona ($16.3 million) and Michigan ($15.7 million). Florida, the fourth No. 1 seed and reigning national champion, spent just $9.9 million, ranking 69th nationally. The figures, drawn from EADA data schools submit annually to the U.S. Department of Education, reflect the ...

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