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Geno Auriemma loses it: UConn's previously perfect season ends with coach's legacy-damaging meltdown
Last week in Texas, during the Regionals of the women's NCAA Tournament, I asked Geno Auriemma and his UConn players about how they prepare for adversity, considering how little they had faced this season. On Friday in Phoenix, South Carolina gave UConn a season's worth of adversity in one game and ended the Huskies' quest for a 13th title. (
CBS Sports)
Wake Forest star Juke Harris to enter Transfer Portal and NBA Draft
Wake Forest just took the hit they just could not afford to take. Star wing Juke Harris announced per Instagram this afternoon that he would be placing his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal, which officially opens next week. A Second-Team All-ACC selection this year, Harris also started having his name pop up in the First Round of mocks for the NBA Draft. (
Demon Deacon Digest)
2026 Final Four: What you need to know for Arizona-Michigan and UConn-Illinois men's semifinal games
The last four teams standing in the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament are all among the top 12 seeds. On one side of the bracket, UConn looks to win its third national title in four seasons while Illinois is in search of the school’s first national championship. On the other side, Arizona and Michigan meet as the lone top seeds remaining in the tournament. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Every angle and reaction of Braylon Mullins’ incredible game winner against Duke
Braylon Mullins hit the shot heard around the basketball world Sunday, swishing a 35-footer with 0.3 seconds to put UConn ahead of Duke 73-72 and send the Huskies to their eighth Final Four. For a program with a history of legendary March moments, this one may take the cake. No other UConn buzzer-beater had higher stakes or against better competition. (
The UConn Blog)
Dusty May so good, you almost forget Sherrone Moore — now, UNC needs him
We risk looking foolish when we believe we know the contents of a man’s soul, but Dusty May sure seems like one of the good guys. Nobody could deny he’s become one of college basketball’s premier coaches. He started winning big at Florida Atlantic and kept winning big at Michigan. May did not start out a “Michigan Man.” He’s an Indiana graduate. (
USA Today)
Tommy Lloyd has Arizona in Final Four after refusing to budge even as basketball changed around him
The confetti having fallen, the celebration very much ongoing, and here's the guy responsible for most all of this just off to the side, somehow, by himself. Here stands Tommy Lloyd -- steps away from the risers, blue-and-red shreds of soft, celebratory paper at his feet; and no doubt more underneath his cotton black Cats quarter-zip -- just hanging out. (
CBS Sports)
After hospitalization from allergic reaction, Elliot Cadeau rejoins Michigan teammates at Final Four
Elliot Cadeau is feeling fine and with his Michigan teammates in Indianapolis. The point guard suffered an allergic reaction as the team was departing for the airport from Crisler Center at a fan event ahead of the Final Four. He was taken to the hospital and did not fly with the Wolverines. On Thursday, a staff member drove Cadeau to Lucas Oil Stadium. (
MSN.com)
Jon Scheyer, Grant Hill and Duke's radio announcer had incredible reactions to UConn's buzzer-beater
In the course of 10 seconds, everything changed for Duke on Sunday night. The UConn Huskies' tough defense,
Cayden Boozer’s tipped pass and
Braylon Mullins’ 3-pointer completely flipped the game and stunned the Blue Devils. Given the hectic nature of that sequence, there were a number of stunned reactions from those connected to Duke. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Bill Self returning to Kansas for 24th season
Bill Self is returning to Kansas for year No. 24 as the head men's basketball coach of the Jayhawks. A little over a week after Self opened the door to a potential retirement, the KU coach announced he will continue to lead the program for the 2026-27 campaign. Self will enter next season with over 600 wins to his name as the leader of the KU program. (
247 Sports)
Michigan says Elliot Cadeau receiving medical treatment
Michigan point guard
Elliot Cadeau is receiving medical attention for a possible allergic reaction before traveling to Indianapolis for the Final Four, the team said Wednesday. Detroit radio station WWJ 950 posted a video Wednesday of a covered individual being wheeled out of Michigan's player development center on a gurney and loaded into an ambulance. (
ESPN)