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ɬ﷬ַ staff | March 20, 2021

VCU-Oregon game ruled a no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols

Committee chair Mitch Barnhart on VCU no-contest, what's next

The ɬ﷬ַ has canceled Saturday night's VCU-Oregon first round game. Read the ɬ﷬ַ's full statement below.

“The ɬ﷬ַ Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has declared the VCU-Oregon game scheduled for Saturday night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. This decision was made in consultation with the Marion County Public Health Department. As a result, Oregon will advance to the next round of the tournament. The ɬ﷬ַ and the committee regret that VCU’s student-athletes and coaching staff will not be able to play in a tournament in which they earned the right to participate. Because of privacy issues we cannot provide further details.”

Martin Newton named chair of DI Men’s Basketball Committee for 2026-27 season

Samford Director of Athletics Martin Newton has been named chair of the ɬ﷬ַ Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2026-27 season. Newton will serve as vice chair for the coming season, supporting Keith Gill, the Sun Belt Conference commissioner and 2025-26 chair.
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2025 Players Era Festival: Schedule, teams, TV channels for the college basketball event

Here's everything you need to know about the Players Era Festival, an 18-team men's basketball and four-team women's basketball event in Las Vegas scheduled during Thanksgiving week.
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These college basketball teams and conferences have the most NBA first-round draft picks

Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke are the college basketball teams with the most first-round picks in NBA draft history.
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Men's Basketball Championship
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