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Indiana Sports Corp to Honor Jim Host, Gene Corrigan at Men’s Final Four

The Indiana Sports Corp will present the 2024 Tom Jernstedt Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim Host and will posthumously honor Gene Corrigan for their careers dedicated to the advancement of Division I men’s basketball. Host and Corrigan will be honored at the 2024 Men’s Final Four in Phoenix on April 8. The Tom Jernstedt Lifetime […]

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Women’s Champions Classic

Women’s Champions Classic Heading to Brooklyn

The women’s basketball teams from Connecticut, Tennessee, Iowa and Louisville will be paired in a primetime doubleheader on December 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic, an early-season tournament that will be organized by Horizon Sports & Experiences and Fox Sports. The four teams in the inaugural event have […]

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Duke guard Jeremy Roach drives between Virginia forward Jayden Gardner (1) and guard Armaan Franklin (4) during the second half of the championship of the 2023 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

ACC Sets Future Basketball Tournaments, Championships for North Carolina

The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte. The ACC announced future sites for 42 championships in 14 sports — […]

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Big Ten basketball

Big Ten Conference to Alter Basketball Tournaments Starting in 2025

The Big Ten Conference will expand its men’s and women’s basketball tournament fields to 15 teams, an increase of one from previous years, which means that three teams will miss the conference tournament starting with the 2024-2025 season. The conference will welcome Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington starting this fall, increasing its membership to 18 […]

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St. Louis MVC

Missouri Valley Conference Extends Men’s Basketball Tournament Agreement with St. Louis

The Missouri Valley Conference has announced a three-year extension of its agreement to host its men’s basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, which keeps the event in the destination through at least 2028, with an option to continue the contract through 2030, which would mark 40 consecutive years of “Arch Madness” in the […]

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2025 Women’s Final Four Logo

2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four Logo Unveiled

Highlighting many of the features and colors representative of Tampa Bay and the state of Florida, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled. The University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as co-hosts for the event at Amalie Arena, with the national semifinals on April 4 and […]

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Buffalo USCAA

Buffalo to Host USCAA Basketball Small College National Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that the 2025 and 2026 USCAA Basketball Small College National Championships will be held in Buffalo. The championship events will be held March 8–15, 2025 and March 1–7, 2026 and will include about 800 players on 36 teams representing schools from multiple states. Both tournaments will be […]

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Rady Children’s Invitational

Field Announced for 2024 Rady Children’s Invitational

As they prepare for the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational next month, Sports San Diego officials announced the field for the 2024 event will include Arkansas, BYU, Notre Dame and Purdue. “We are fired up to have these premier college basketball programs and institutions with amazing traditions and fan bases set to play in San Diego […]

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Nevada Basketball Arena

Nevada Men’s Basketball Arena Part of Reno Casino Expansion Plan

Reno’s largest hotel and casino announced Wednesday plans for a $1 billion private capital investment that would include a new off-campus home for the University of Nevada men’s basketball team that could be ready by 2026. No public money will be involved in the financing. Officials of the Grand Sierra Resort and Reno Mayor Hillary […]

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Maui Invitational

2023 Maui Invitational Moved to Island of Oʻahu

The 2023 Maui Invitational will shift to the island of Oʻahu while its traditional home court, the Lahaina Civic Center, continues to serve as a critical hub for Maui wildfire recovery efforts. The 2023 tournament will take place at the Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa from November […]

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