Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center received from 57 of 62 votes from a media panel as he became the fifth player to win the award in back-to-back years.

UConn has won its four tournament games by an average of 27.8 points.

Jeremiah Armstead will make history as the first player from a historically Black college or university or NAIA school to receive the Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award.

There are the growing pains when a game attracts a new legion of fans piling onto this speeding bandwagon, and everyone might want to buckle up.

The Huskies will take on Iowa, while South Carolina faces N.C. State, in the national semifinals on Friday night in Cleveland.

Clark hits a record-tying nine 3-pointers as the Hawkeyes earn a trip back to another Final Four after losing to LSU in the title game last year.

James scored 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help the Wolfpack reach the Final Four for the first time since 1998.

Instead of overhauling the roster with the transfer portal or splashy NIL deals after last year’s crushing first-round loss, Purdue looked straight in the mirror.