Like most in the College Basketball Crown tournament, neither team had played a competitive game in nearly three weeks. "I was proud that my guys wanted to keep playing," UC coach Wes Miller said of the layoff.

The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.

The 2025 College Basketball Crown will take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The 2025 College Basketball Crown will air on FOX and FS1.

The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but stormed back to beat Utah. Here are three things that stood out from the victory.

Last year, there were nearly 300 names in the portal on the first day. It was a record-setting number ... that got absolutely shattered by 2025's opening day. More than 750 men's basketball student-athletes entered their names into the transfer portal when it opened Monday.

It's Colorado vs Villanova in the College Basketball Crown. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

The carousel is spinning, and we're tracking all of the coaching firing and hiring moves in the men's game for the 2025-26 season in one complete list below. Coaches considered interim are marked with an asterisk.

Monday, it looked as if Boise State basketball would be taking a shocking exit in the first round of the new College Basketball Crown postseason tournament. The Broncos scored just one field goal and trailed 9-3 to George Washington in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.