South Alabama went 21-11 in 2024-25, earning a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship. Three first-year NAIA transfers — guards Myles Corey, Jayden Cooper and J.J. Wheat — played key roles on the team.

Nate Oats has led the program to back-to-back Elite Eights, but the Crimson Tide is still building for the next step of a national championship.

Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats couldn't will the Crimson Tide to a second straight Final Four, bowing out ungracefully in the Elite Eight. Duke won 85-65 and sent Mark Sears, one of the greatest players ever to don the Crimson Flame,

Two of the most explosive teams in the men's NCAA Tournament faced off, with Cooper Flagg and Duke beating Alabama. Highlights and scores:

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

For the Alabama players who grew up loving and watching college basketball, Duke under Mike Krzyzewski was the elite program. Even after Krzyzewski's retirement, Scheyer has the Blue Devils in back-to-back Elite Eights. Now, the Crimson Tide has the chance to beat Duke to advance to the Final Four on Saturday night.

Al Amadou played in 14 games as a freshman and then redshirted this season, so he will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.

The Hoosiers hired DeVries as their new head coach, school officials announced. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia 's head coach. He spent the previous six at Drake. DeVries replaces former Indiana star Mike Woodson, who announced last month he would be stepping down at the end of his fourth season in charge of the Hoosiers.

For the 18th time in program history and the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will play in the Final Four after they ousted No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.