Rioux is listed at 7-foot-9 on Florida's official — five inches taller than former Purdue forward Zach Edey. Per an ESPN story from November, Rioux is the tallest player in men's college basketball history.

Villanova hired Maryland’s Kevin Willard as its new coach Sunday to replace the fired Kyle Neptune. Willard had been linked to the Villanova job throughout the NCAA Tournament, where the Terrapins earned a No. 4 seed and reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Florida. Maryland went 27-9 this season and 14-6 in the Big Ten Conference.

Here's what Duke coach Jon Scheyer and players Tyrese Proctor and Sion James said about Alabama after Saturday's Elite Eight showdown.

Cooper Flagg of Duke and Johni Broome of Auburn were unanimous picks to lead the AP men's basketball All-America teams for the 2024-25 season.

Dramatic, last-second losses by 10-seed Arkansas and 6-seed Ole Miss were the closest we got to having “surprise” entries into the Elite Eight. In fact, 3-seed Texas Tech – which needed a 16-point second-half comeback to get past the Razorbacks – is somehow the only team seeded No. 3 or lower still in the field.

Five starters, a couple of key reserves and two coaches would give us a decent talent base to take on an outsider or two