NCAA Basketball NewsThursday, Mar 26, 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.

Alabama coach Nate Oats has "absolutely no reason to leave" his current role, despite being mentioned for other opportunities, and said that he has had initial discussions about a new contract with the school.

Boston College has hired UConn assistant Luke Murray as its next head coach, the school announced on Thursday.

Here's what you need to know about tonight's Sweet 16 game between Purdue Boilermakers and Texas Longhorns, including predictions and injury updates.

Thursday's games in the men's NCAA Tournament will halve the Sweet 16. We break down the matchups that will push four teams one game from Final Four.

Iowa State star Joshua Jefferson remains a question mark ahead of the team's Sweet 16 game Friday against Tennessee.

Will Duke basketball have its point guard, Caleb Foster, back against St. John's in the Sweet 16 on Friday? Here's the latest injury updates.

The Sweet 16 tips tonight with four games. We'll provide live updates, analysis and highlights to see who advances in March Madness.

There may be no player better in the clutch than Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr., and that's thanks to the "killer mentality" he's developed.

LSU is working to finalize a deal to return Will Wade, the current coach at NC State, who was suspended for the NCAA tournament while at LSU and later fired amid an NCAA probe that left the program with significant sanctions.

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.

Watch the highlights from No. 3 Illinois and No. 2 Houston’s matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament.