Zakai Zeigler drops bid to play 5th college season, but his lawsuit against NCAA will continue

Zakai Zeigler of Tennessee has dropped his bid for a federal judge to let him play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years, but his lawsuit against the NCAA will continue, his attorneys said Tuesday. Last month, a judge denied Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction that would allow him to return to the Volunteers. “While we had hoped to see Zakai back in orange and white, he’s embracing the next chapter of his basketball career with optimism and resolve,” the law firm Litson PLLC said in a statement.

Breaking down basics of NCAA revenue sharing

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry discuss the logistics of revenue sharing in college sports as the House v. NCAA settlement takes effect, explaining how schools will share revenue with athletes and how it impacts NIL.

Is EA Sports reviving its college basketball video game franchise?

EA Sports sent a cryptic tweet on Monday that hints at the revival of its college basketball video game franchise. Although not as popular as its college football franchise that was revived last year, EA was among the industry's leaders in basketball gaming in the early 2000s. Its NCAA Basketball games (with earlier iterations named NCAA March Madness) were discontinued in 2009.

The road so far: West Virginia basketball roster construction

West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge had the arduous task of rebuilding the West Virginia basketball roster. Hodge inherited a program that had lost all of its production from the 19-13 team a season ago due to either graduation or the transfer portal. Hodge made it clear that the Mountaineers would hit the ground running on the recruiting trail, and this is a look at all of the players who have elected to join him at this point in the off-season.

NCAA College Hoops Event Deregulation Plan Raises Alarm

The NCAA’s ongoing effort to streamline and deregulate its extensive bylaws is creating controversy in one specific corner of the college sports world. A new legislative proposal—already approved by the men’s and women’s basketball oversight committees, and currently under review by the Division I council—would dramatically harm the business of basketball multiple-team events (MTEs) and …