A Beautiful Distraction

What if there was a way to expand March Madness without adding any new teams? Surprise, sports fans - there is.

Mar 31, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft (right) brings the ball up court against Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) during the second half in the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball Final Four at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Every Player from Ohio in ’25 NCAA Tourney

This year’s NCAA Tournament features 34 players from the state of Ohio and three players who transferred from Ohio State last offseason.

Every Player from Ohio in ’24 NCAA Tourney

27 players from the Buckeye State are on NCAA Tournament rosters this year, spread out across 13 schools.

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NCAA “Optimistic” About Fans at Tournament

Senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said the NCAA is “hopeful and optimistic” it will be able to host a limited number of fans at this year's NCAA Tournament games.

18 Feb 2021
by Dan Hope

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Blue Bloods Struggling As Buckeyes Surge

Ohio State's rise as one of college basketball's top teams has been bolstered by the struggles of traditional powerhouses like Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State.

10 Feb 2021
by Dan Hope

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Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings

With just about seven weeks until Selection Sunday, we make a probably foolish attempt to rank the Big Ten's 14 squads.

26 Jan 2021
by David Wertheim

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NCAA Sets Dates, Venues For March Madness

The NCAA reveals the dates and venues of the 2021 NCAA tournament which will be hosted in Indiana between March 18-April 5.

19 Jan 2021
by Colin Hass-Hill

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Entire NCAA Tournament to Be in Indiana

March Madness will be held entirely in the state of Indiana with the majority of games played in Indianapolis.

04 Jan 2021
by Kevin Harrish

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Saturday Slate: The SEC is Back

The SEC season begins with a ranked showdown, Pitt looks to prove itself against Louisville, Cincinnati engages in a ranked matchup with the troops, and more.

26 Sep 2020
by Kevin Harrish

34 Comments

Everybody Makes the NCAA Tournament?

The ACC coaches voted unanimously to propose an all-inclusive 2021 NCAA Tournament, meaning every Division I team would make the field.

09 Sep 2020
by Kevin Harrish

39 Comments

Five-Star to an HBCU

Five-star center Makur Maker becomes the highest-rated player ever to commit to a historically black college or university.

July 03 2020
by Kevin Harrish

13 Comments

Izzo Lands Megarecruit

Michigan State's Tom Izzo pulls in a commitment from Emoni Bates, the No. 1 overall recruit in 2022.

June 29 2020
by Colin Hass-Hill

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TBT to Be Played in Modified Format

24 teams will be quarantined in one location and 23 games will be played over 10 days for this year's edition of The Basketball Tournament.

27 May 2020
by Dan Hope

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Potential Carmen's Crew Additions

Carmen's Crew will announce some additions to the squad shortly. Here's our shortlist of potential new faces.

08 May 2020
by Kevin Harrish

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Kansas' “Egregious” & “Severe” Violations

The NCAA enforcement staff said that Kansas' basketball program committed “egregious” and “severe” violations that could “significantly undermine and threaten the NCAA Collegiate Model.”

May 08 2020
by Kevin Harrish

47 Comments

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE

This crisis will have an end. Reaching it won't be easy or impossible.

18 Mar 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

91 Comments

Pitino Taking Over at Iona

Rick Pitino was fired by Louisville in October of 2017 following an FBI investigation. He'll make his return to college basketball as Iona's new head coach.

March 14 2020
by 11W Staff

27 Comments

FSU Pulls a UCF

The Florida Senate declared the No. 4-ranked Seminoles as national champions amid March Madness cancelation.

March 14 2020
by 11W Staff

16 Comments

Archie Mad

Indiana head coach Archie Miller is apparently salty about how his team's NCAA Tournament resume is perceived by gurus like Joe Lunardi.

March 07 2020
by 11W Staff

16 Comments

BTN Studio Team To Stay Away From Indy

Dave Revsine and the rest of the BTN hoops studio team won't make the trip to Indy to cover the Big Ten men's basketball tournament amid coronavirus concerns.

March 07 2020
by 11W Staff

5 Comments

More Like Purple Nurples

The Purple Aces took down No.1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Nov. 12. They went 0 for 18 in taking down any of their league opponents.

February 29 2020
by 11W Staff

6 Comments

Coronavirus: March Madness on the Bubble?

National College Players Association urges precautions to reduce Coronavirus spread, including canceling March Madness festivities and playing tournament games without fans.

29 Feb 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

86 Comments

Catch the Fever

Five teams from Ohio could make the NCAA Tournament this year. Basketball in the Buckeye State is officially #back.

25 Feb 2020
by David Wertheim

23 Comments

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