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List of college basketball national players of the year, All-Americans: CBS Sports' archive of award-winners

Our comprehensive archive of college hoops All-Americans, Players, Freshmen and Coaches of the Year dating back to the mid-2000s

Michigan won the NCAAs because Dusty May understood better than anyone else how to build a monster portal team

Michigan validated a new roster-building mode, produced one of the most dominant teams in modern history and may have set the blueprint for what comes next

2026 Final Four TV schedule, announcers: Where to watch NCAA Tournament, tipoff times for March Madness

The complete television and streaming schedule for how to watch March Madness 2026

North Carolina to hire Michael Malone as next basketball coach: Led Nuggets to NBA title in 2022-23

The Tar Heels have landed an unexpected hire as their next coach

Experts react to North Carolina's hire of Michael Malone: What else were the Tar Heels supposed to do?

Malone is light on college experience but brings an intriguing NBA pedigree. Will it work?

Dusty May spurns North Carolina, too: Michigan coach rejects Tar Heels as he prepares for title game vs. UConn

Dusty May will remain a Michigan Man and coach his Wolverines both on Monday night and well into the future

Dan Hurley has UConn back in the national title game, and one win away from a legitimate sports dynasty

UConn shouldn't have been an underdog against Illinois. What Hurley has done is one of the most incredible coaching jobs in any sport this century

Tommy Lloyd staying at Arizona: Wildcats coach turning down massive offer from North Carolina

Lloyd put an end to all speculation with a press conference announcement on Friday at the Final Four

Tommy Lloyd's surest shot: Arizona coach built a behemoth and bond through his lifelong Beastie Boys fandom

Here's a little story I got to tell about one ball coach you know so well: Tommy Lloyd raps to CBS on his love of the Beastie Boys

2025-26 CBS Sports college basketball individual awards: Duke's Cameron Boozer is Player, Freshman of Year

Arizona's Tommy Lloyd is the Coach of the Year and Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg earned Transfer of the Year honors from CBS Sports experts

2025-26 CBS Sports All-Freshman team: College basketball's best young stars headline list

Duke star Cameron Boozer leads annual CBS Sports All-Freshman team

Bill Self returning to Kansas: Hall of Fame coach coming back for 24th season after mulling retirement

Self's stickin' around: He's still up for one more year, as Kansas tries to land the No. 1 recruit in 2026

Grading Jon Scheyer after four years at Duke: How do you weigh historic success against tournament disasters?

Scheyer has delivered one of the best starts in coaching history but repeated NCAA Tournament collapses are shaping how his first four years at Duke are viewed.

College basketball coaching carousel tracker 2026: UNC hires Michael Malone and avoids another high-major flip

Matt Norlander's rundown of every coaching change this year, including the headlines that helped define the Final Four

2026 March Madness TV schedule for Elite 8: Tip times, announcers, where to watch NCAA Tournament games

The complete TV and streaming schedule for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 16th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He is currently president of the United States Basketball Writers Association as well. Norlander lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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