Spent yesterday working the phones and giving a big update to the coaching carousel tracker. Here's a review of all the change as we await UNC, Bill Self and ready for the Final Four. www.cbssports.com/college-bask...

As funny as it is inappropriate, but: The ref is Roger Ayers, who is as respected as any ref in CBB, and also has a big sense of humor and is looser with coaches than maybe any official. Hurley was, somewhat understandably, not of sane mind and likely wouldn't have done this with any other 🦓

The moments before One Shining Moment. Yeah, let's make this an annual thing, too. @eve6.bsky.social was a terrific choice from our CBS Sports team.

#NoContextEyeonCBBPodcastPreview www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb-X...

This is a Final Destination death sequence

Podcasting in person and IN studio with GP in 10 minutes and we are still on fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb-X...

This is what is was like in the HQ studio when UConn beat Duke

ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOTS AND CRAZIEST MOMENTS IN CBB HISTORY

LOSING MY MIND

ALL TIME MOMENT!!!!

TOURNAMENT.

Arizona-Michigan playing before the title game is the best singular piece of evidence to prove how special/strong this CBB season has been. A combined 71-5 with 25 wins over ranked opponents and the top two @ KenPom. This is one of the most enticing Final Four matchups of my adult life. Phenomenal.

I detail it in my lede, but gotta say how unusual it was to see the coach of a team that just made the F4 for the first time in a quarter-century just standing by himself for a good 20 secs immediately after leaving the rostrum. Gave him a blip to soak it in, but had to pounce. Reporter's mandate! 📝

Five years ago, Arizona gave Tommy Lloyd his first opportunity to be a head coach. Now he's taking the Wildcats to their first F4 in 25 years. He did it by bucking modern trends and sticking to his script. A modern marvel and a throwback all at at once. Here's how the carefree Lloyd pulled it off.

So long,San Jose

For the first time since 2001, Arizona is going to the Final Four. They do it on the same day as Illinois snapping its 21-year drought. 2005 rematch in the title game on tap????

This timing 🏀

Home game for Arizona. As expected.

Illinois is in the Final Four for the first time SINCE

Elite reference by Robbie Hummel

There's a lot of anxiety surrounding the most compelling regional final of them all this year. 1 vs. 2. Preseason No. 1 vs. the team that spent the most weeks at No. 1. Will another Big Ten team keep Arizona from ending its 25-year Final Four drought? Setting the table in San Jose:

@bryancurtis.bsky.social Blatant pandering to media consumers here in San Jose.

There's a lot of anxiety surrounding the most compelling regional final of them all this year. 1 vs. 2. Preseason No. 1 vs. the team that spent the most weeks at No. 1. Will another Big Ten team keep Arizona from ending its 25-year Final Four drought? Setting the table in San Jose:

Who's up? We're podcasting in less than five minutes right here, recapping the four Friday Sweet 16 games. www.youtube.com/live/--q-1zs...

The Eight: 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 9

The basketball is phenomenal.

Texas took its best big off the floor for Purdue's final possession. If he'd been out there, would Purdue have won? I asked Matt Painter and Sean Miller to take me into their huddles and describe why they did what they did with an Elite Eight trip on the line. Overnight file from San Jose:

Texas took its best big off the floor for Purdue's final possession. If he'd been out there, would Purdue have won? I asked Matt Painter and Sean Miller to take me into their huddles and describe why they did what they did with an Elite Eight trip on the line. Overnight file from San Jose:

Arizona romps Arkansas 109-88. It's: —Most points ever allowed by a Calipari team in NCAAT —2nd-best FG pct (63.7%) in a S16 game since 2000 —First team EVER w/ 60+ FG%/60+ 3PT%/30+ FT made in NCAAT game —First time since '07 Florida six guys had 12+ pts in NCAAT game ZONA = MACHINE.

Let’s call it a night, Cal.

/files column on Purdue-Texas ... Houston?????????

Draymond in the building.

PURDUE WINS AT THE (ALMOST ) BUZZER

Alvaro Folgueiras with the throw down.

Ben McCollum to North Carolina??

IOWA!

Tramon Mark is playing on one good ankle and has 26 of Texas' 61 points. We are cooking in San Jose.

Love this sport.

We have blown through the first media timeout and will have back-to-back with the next two whistles in San Jose.

Sweet 16 is underway.

Here's what TJ Otzelberger just told the media at his off-day press conference in Chicago when asked about the North Carolina job. This is fairly definitive regarding him staying at Iowa State without actually saying the words, "I'm not going to North Carolina."

Here's the story behind Will Wade's surreptitious sneak-out from NC State to head back to the place that fired him four years ago. This sport is unhinged. And we're not done. www.cbssports.com/college-bask...

After checking in with sources on both sides, here's the brief why and how of Will Wade's tumultuous exit from NC State and double-back to LSU. Here's a thread ... 1. Wade was seriously approached Tuesday night by LSU brass about coming back. That's the origin point.

(Re-posting, sent through the cobwebs.) Source confirms to CBS Sports that Will Wade is bailing on NC State after one year and going back to LSU. One of the more absurd coaching sagas I can ever remember. LSU is 1 of 1. So is Will Wade. Which makes them a match made in mess.

If you’ve got downtown San Jose recs, let ‘em fly ⬇️

This column is so funny.

At the hotel in San Jose — made some makeovers to the coaching tracker. I think most everything in here is up to date, if you want to peruse the landscape of change across college basketball. www.cbssports.com/college-bask...

#NoContextEyeonCBBPodcastPreview www.youtube.com/live/haiR7tp...

Breaking: Butler has hired alum Ronald Nored as its next men's basketball coaches, sources told CBS Sports. Nored was the starting point guard for Brad Stevens on BU's two teams that went to the national title game. Story: www.cbssports.com/college-bask...