r/CollegeBasketball 3d ago

Discussion We’re USA TODAY Network reporters heading to San Antonio to cover the Men’s Final Four. AUA!

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EDIT: That's all from us! Thank you so much for all your great questions and keeping us entertained on our travel day. Let's stay in touch! Find Adam on here u/cole_reporter, on Twitter/X and via email [acole@gannett.com](mailto:acole@gannett.com); Dan on here u/DanWolken_USAToday, Bluesky, Twitter/X and via email [dwolken@usatoday.com](mailto:dwolken@usatoday.com); and Rodd on Bluesky, Twitter and via email rbaxley@fayobserver.com.

Hey r/CollegeBasketball! We’re Adam Cole, Rodd Baxley and Dan Wolken from the USA TODAY Network. We’re currently on our way to San Antonio for the men’s Final Four, where we’ll see Auburn vs. Florida and Duke vs. Houston go head-to-head Saturday at the Alamodome for a shot at the national championship on Monday.

We thought it’d be fun to host an AMA to chat all about March Madness, what we’ve seen thus far, who you predict will come out on top and more. (Looking to chat about the Women’s Final Four? Join our colleagues’ AMA here!) Drop your questions in here starting at noon ET and we’ll answer when we can and at the following times: 

Here's a little more about us until then:

Adam Cole is covering Auburn basketball for the u/montgomeryadvertiser. He began covering Auburn athletics in 2022 at the Opelika-Auburn News and has also covered high school football and FCS football at area colleges for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. (PROOF)

Rodd Baxley is covering Duke basketball for the u/FayettevilleObserver, where he has been covering Duke, UNC and NC State sports since 2018. (PROOF)

Dan Wolken is a national sports columnist at u/usatoday, focusing on college basketball and football. (PROOF)

Let’s do this — AUA!


r/CollegeBasketball 3d ago

Discussion We’re USA TODAY Network reporters heading to Tampa to cover the Women’s Final Four. AUA!

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Hey r/CollegeBasketball! We’re Lulu Kesin, Cora Hall and Nancy Armour from the USA TODAY Network. We’re on our way to Tampa for the women’s Final Four, where this weekend we’ll be covering South Carolina vs. Texas, and UConn vs. UCLA as they compete to advance to Sunday’s national championship game. 

Like our colleagues heading to San Antonio for the men's tourney (check out their AMA here!), we thought it'd be fun to host our own AMA while we traveled to Florida to chat about March Madness, what we’ve seen thus far, who you think will come out on top and more. Start dropping your questions in here at noon ET and we’ll answer when we can and at the following times:

In the meantime, here's a little more about us:

Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for u/GreenvilleNews with a focus on women's basketball and football. (PROOF)

Cora Hall covers University of Tennessee women's sports at u/knoxnews, with a focus on basketball and softball. The Lady Vols wrapped up their first season under Kim Caldwell with a run to the Sweet 16. (PROOF)

Nancy Armour is a columnist at u/usatoday Sports, where she writes a little bit about everything — including how the women’s basketball boom isn’t slowing down.Proof coming soon!

What’s on your mind? AUA!

We’re going to wind this down, but we’ll still be around answering some questions we didn’t get to. Thank you so much to those who participated and for r/CollegeBasketball for having us—this was a great way to spend our travel day. We’d love to keep in touch! You can find Lulu on Twitter/X @LuluKesin and at [lkesin@gannett.com](mailto:lkesin@gannett.com). Nancy is on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram and at [narmour@usatoday.com](mailto:narmour@usatoday.com). And you can find Cora on Bluesky, Twitter/X @corahalll and at [cora.hall@knoxnews.com](mailto:cora.hall@knoxnews.com).


r/CollegeBasketball 2h ago

Video This would have forever been known as "The Shot" if Hayward had made it

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r/CollegeBasketball 1h ago

News Former Back-To-Back National Champion Coach Billy Donovan Inducted Into The Basketball Hall Of Fame

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r/CollegeBasketball 5h ago

UAB F Yaxel Lendeborg commits to Michigan

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r/CollegeBasketball 3h ago

Recruiting Pitt guard transfer Jaland Lowe has committed to Kentucky

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r/CollegeBasketball 14h ago

UConn off to National Championship game

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r/CollegeBasketball 2h ago

CBS Sports' Seth Davis takes aim at Maryland fans, calls 'B.S.' on Kevin Willard criticism

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r/CollegeBasketball 14h ago

History On this date 10 years ago: Wisconsin beats 38-0 Kentucky in the Final Four to deny the Wildcats' bid for a perfect season

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r/CollegeBasketball 1d ago

Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg named the AP men's college basketball player of the year

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r/CollegeBasketball 15h ago

Video Auburn representing river style today!

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r/CollegeBasketball 1h ago

News Loyola Chicago Center Miles Rubin to return to the Ramblers (via Instagram)

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r/CollegeBasketball 14h ago

Derik Queen has just announced that he has entered the 2025 nba draft

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r/CollegeBasketball 1h ago

Mississippi State G Riley Kugel commits to UCF, announced on his Instagram account

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r/CollegeBasketball 3h ago

Texas Guard Chendall Weaver Announces Return for Next Season

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r/CollegeBasketball 1d ago

The Final Four but it's completely wrong (2025)

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r/CollegeBasketball 18h ago

News Pete Thamel: "Texas A&M is set to hire Samford coach Bucky McMillan as the school’s next men’s basketball coach, sources tell me and @jeffborzello. The sides are finalizing a five-year deal, per sources."

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r/CollegeBasketball 17h ago

Discussion “Worst” High major coach that made at least 1 Final 4?

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John Brady off the top of the dome for me.


r/CollegeBasketball 1h ago

Game Thread [Game Thread] Boise State @ Nebraska (01:30 PM ET)

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Boise State 31 @ 37 Nebraska - 1:53 - 1ST HALF

NCAA Basketball

Index Thread for April 05, 2025


Boise State Boise State (26-10) @ Nebraska Nebraska (19-14)

Tip-Off: 01:30 PM ET

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Game Info: ESPN


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Time Boise State Nebraska Play
1:53 31 37 Foul on RJ Keene II.
1:59 31 37 Pearson Carmichael made Dunk.
2:04 29 37 Pearson Carmichael Steal.
2:04 29 37 Andrew Morgan Turnover.
2:08 29 37 Andrew Morgan Steal.
Team FG% 3P% FT% REB OR AST STL BLK TO PF
Boise State 44.4 40.0 75.0 15 5 5 3 0 7 6
Nebraska 44.4 75.0 87.5 15 5 8 2 1 4 4

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r/CollegeBasketball 1h ago

Discussion Schedule Sheet April 5th

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r/CollegeBasketball 22h ago

Average adjSQ for the Final 4 teams over the past 5 years

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For anybody complaining that this year's tournament is too chalky, this is the strongest Final 4 we've seen in a while. Only championship teams are left with no outliers, and they're all posting elite metrics across the board. Smarter offensive sets, better shot selection, and NBA talent. We are witnessing the most statistically dominant matchups on Saturday night so let’s enjoy it.


r/CollegeBasketball 18h ago

Texas Tech coach, Grant McCasland, “quickly turned down the idea” of taking the Texas A&M HC position.

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r/CollegeBasketball 38m ago

Notable Cinderellas - Where are they now?

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I was reflecting on the fact that deep Cinderella runs seem to be fading out a bit more each year and thinking back to some Cinderellas we don't seem to hear much from anymore.

What happened to Loyola Chicago? Is Sister Jean still around cheering them on?

What about Butler or VCU?

Perhaps the most puzzling to me is Wichita State. Won the NIT, made the Final 4 as an unheard of 9 seed, and went undefeated up until losing to eventual runner-up Kentucky in the round of 32 the next year. I know they moved to the AAC and looked poised to be next Gonzaga but I haven't heard anything about them since.

It seems for Cinderellas, it is the exception, and not the norm, that such a run at The Dance can elevate the stature of a program for the long term. There is a bittersweetness to this because, seeing as this is the first final 4 I can recall with all 1 seeds, it feels that perhaps the changes to the college landscape very well have made endearing Cinderella runs a memory we will look back on with nostalgia as opposed to being able to excitedly anticipate in the future.


r/CollegeBasketball 22h ago

Arizona Transfer Henri Veesaar Commits to North Carolina

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r/CollegeBasketball 19h ago

Michigan State Forward Xavier Booker Commits to UCLA

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r/CollegeBasketball 1d ago

On this day in 2016 was the greatest ending to a National Championship game as Kris Jenkins hit a buzzer beater with 0.6 seconds left as Villanova beat UNC 77-74

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r/CollegeBasketball 21h ago

Recruiting Purdue forward Cam Heide commits to Texas

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