HOOPS 4 DAYS

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[Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops]

Michigan coach Dusty May is expected to take the Dallas Mavericks job, source confirmed to @TheFieldOf68.

May is coming off a national title in his second season at Michigan, and also took FAU to the Final Four.

Duke's Jon Scheyer also had major interest, but had opted to stay in Durham, source told @TheFieldOf68. .

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: Iowa coach Ben McCollum is finalizing a new six-year contract, sources told me and @jeffborzello . McCollum led the Hawkeyes to the Elite Eight in his first season at the helm and was pursued by North Carolina during the Tar Heels’ coaching search last month.

[Busting Brackets @BustingBrackets]

BREAKING NEWS: One Horizon League basketball team has been banned from postseason play for the 2026-27 season. Find out why and the details in the comments below:

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ

[Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello]

NEWS: Iowa State head coach TJ Otzelberger has agreed to a 10-year contract extension that will pay him $6 million annually, the school announced. He’s now under contract until 2036.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: NCAA President Charlie Baker told ESPN today that he’s “pretty optimistic” that the new aged-based eligibility proposal will happen. The DI Board of Directors met today and will recommend to not implement this rule retroactively for graduates/exhausted eligibility. “If you’ve used up your eligibility, you’ve used it up,” Baker told ESPN of the tenor of the discussion.

[Tyler Nickel (tnick) @tnick_5]

so we had to play with and against 5th years our entire time in college but we don’t get one? and everyone after us gets one too? 🤔

[Carolina Basketball @UNC_Basketball]

It's official.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Can confirm from ESPN sources that Michael Malone is set to average more than $8.3 million per year on his six year deal. That will put him among the top five highest in the sport, as Bill Self made $8.8 million this year. @murphsturph first reported.

[Brian Murphy @murphsturph]

Malone contract at UNC: 6 years, $50M, per source.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: North Carolina intends to hire longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school’s next basketball coach. He’s an NBA Championship coach with the Denver Nuggets from the 2022-23 season and has won 510 games as an NBA head coach.

[Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello]

NEWS: Alabama coach Nate Oats has signed a new contract that will make him one of the five highest-paid coaches in college basketball, athletic director Greg Byrne announced.

[HOOPS 4 DAYS @HOOPS_4_DAYS]

@MarkAGunnels Had the same exact thought! Shocking news today.

[HOOPS 4 DAYS @HOOPS_4_DAYS]

@PeteThamel @jeffborzello Incredible news for Arizona!

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Per ESPN sources, Lloyd’s five-year deal will start in 2026-27 at nearly $7.2 million and will average $7.5 million over the life of the deal, per me and @jeffborzello. The deal also includes significant bonues and additional commitment to staff salary pool.

[HOOPS 4 DAYS @HOOPS_4_DAYS]

@Bigmacmurph @BattleCattleFan Craig didn’t want the job.

[Arizona Basketball @ArizonaMBB]

Our coach 🐻⬇️

[Kansas Men’s Basketball @KUHoops]

He’s not going anywhere.

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self will return next season, @PeteNakos and @Brett_McMurphy report.

https://t.co/Bky0UXbl91

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

A new twist to this era in college sports. Campbell coach John Andrzejek resigns after one year and says "there are no pathways that the institution will support to fund the program appropriately moving forward."