NCAA Basketball NewsWednesday, Mar 11, 2026

North Carolina star freshman Caleb Wilson will miss the remainder of the season after breaking his right thumb during Thursday's practice, the school announced Friday.

Syracuse men's basketball coach Adrian Autry admitted he failed to live up to expectations after the Orange's season ended with a sixth straight loss.

Caleb Holt, the No. 4 prospect in the 2026 SC Next 100, has committed to Arizona, becoming Tommy Lloyd's highest-ranked recruit since taking over in Tucson.

AJ Dybantsa poured in a Big 12 freshman-record 40 points, willing his No. 10-seeded Cougars to a 105-91 victory over No. 15 seed Kansas State in the first round of the conference tournament.

The WAC has threatened to leave Utah Valley out of the men's and women's basketball tournaments over a $1 million payment it says the school hasn't made. The UVU men's team is the top seed in the conference.

Arizona State will not renew the contract of men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley, the school announced on Wednesday, hours after it was eliminated from the Big 12 tournament in a 91-42 blowout to Iowa State.

Freshman Preston Edmead scored a season-high 26 points and Hofstra is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years after defeating Monmouth 75-69 for the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament championship on Tuesday night. Third-seeded Hofstra earned its fifth NCAA Tournament bid and first in the tenure of Hofstra alum Speedy Claxton, who has been head coach since the 2021-22 season. Hofstra last played in the tournament in 2001.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gavin Doty scored 23 points and Brendan Coyle and Riley Mulvey posted double-doubles and Siena clinched an NCAA Tournament berth by beating Merrimack 64-54 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Championship game on Tuesday night. It's the Saints' (23-11) first NCAA Tournament berth since 2010. Doty scored 18 points after halftime, Mulvey scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Coyle scored 11 and grabbed 10 rebounds. Francis Folefac added 10 points on a night both tea...

Kansas guard Darryn Peterson entered the season widely viewed as the favorite to go No. 1 in the 2026 NBA Draft. That belief has not disappeared, though his freshman year has raised some questions. In ESPN’s latest draft rankings, analyst Jeremy Woo still lists Peterson as the top prospect in the class. Woo describes Peterson […] The post Kansas guard Darryn Peterson still viewed as potential No. 1 pick in 2026 NBA Draft appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Here's how each team on the NCAA Tournament bubble has improved or diminished its case for an at-large bid to the big dance.

Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Riley Kugel added 15 points, and eighth-seeded UCF rallied to beat ninth-seeded Cincinnati 66-65 in overtime on Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. John Bol scored 13 points for the Knights (21-10), who trailed by as many as 12 in regulation, then watched as the Bearcats' Jalen Celestine missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to earn a date with top-ranked Arizona on Thursday. M...

James Nnaji, the 7-foot center and 2023 NBA draft pick whose signing drew criticism from coaches across college basketball last month, debuted Saturday, scoring five points with four fouls in Baylor's 69-63 loss to TCU in the Big 12 opener for both teams.