Category: NCAA Basketball

The field for the 2025 Maui Invitational was released July 29. Here's a look at the teams, schedule, bracket and matchups:

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Saturday, two days after having two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries.

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Saturday, two days after having two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries. “I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay there,” Self said in a statement released by the university. The 62-year-old Self felt ill Thursday after having run Kansas’ final practice of its summer session earlier in the day.

"I feel strong and am excited to be home," Self said in a statement released by the Kansas athletics department.

Both coaches admire the way the other has worked through the coaching ranks, winning at every stop.

Florida point guard Boogie Fland is recovering from sports hernia surgery, and coach Todd Golden expects the Arkansas transfer to be full speed by the time fall camp begins in September. Speaking at a booster event Thursday evening, Golden said Fland had surgery July 3 and will be sidelined up to six weeks. “He'll be back when school starts,” Golden said.

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self “experienced some concerning symptoms,” according to a statement from Kansas Athletics. Here's the latest.

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had two stents inserted into his heart to treat blocked arteries Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he "felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms.” “The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery,” the Kansas athletic department said in a statement. Self has led Kansas to national titles in 2008 and 2022 and is the school's career victory leader with a 609-156 record.

Self is going into his 23rd season as head coach at Kansas, guiding the Jayhawks to four Final Four appearances and two national championships.

MSU's men's basketball team will play at UConn in a preseason game on Oct. 28, part of a series, with UConn playing an exhibition at MSU next season.

USC top recruit Alijjah Arenas needs surgery for knee injury and will be out 6 to 8 months

Bob Hammel, who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball tournament championships during a 52-year sports writing career that included a close friendship with late Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, has died. The lifelong Indiana resident spent 40 years with the Bloomington Herald-Telephone and later Herald-Times, including 30 as sports editor. Hammel was a member of several halls of fame, including the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, Football Writers Association of America, Indiana Journalism and Indiana University Athletics.

Athletic director Heather Owen said she believes Herb Sendek is the right person to lead the Broncos’ program.

After debuting in 2025, the College Basketball Crown will return next season, but the field will be cut in half.

Memphis was fined $30,000 as part of the infractions.