The NCAA tournament is just days away and spots are already being filled as conference tourneys wrap up. Who else won't have to sweat it out on Selection Sunday?

As power conferences are finishing their regular seasons, 15 conference tournaments will get underway.

Wright State coach Clint Sargent watched quietly as his players bounced and weaved their way through the team circle with large, plastic gold chains dangling from their necks to celebrate their Horizon League Tournament title. “I think we probably lead the nation in starting lineups,” said Sargent, the conference’s coach of the year, as the wild on-court scene played out around him. Now, a little more than a week later, they face an even more daunting challenge — becoming the second Horizon League team in three years to advance to the second round of March Madness.

Three Ohio college basketball teams are heading to March Madness 2026, including Miami (OH) in the First Four.

May 1—The Wright State Raiders added a third freshman to their 2026-27 roster on Friday, May 1, announcing the signing of Terrence Hayes Jr., a 6-foot-2 guard from Gary, Ind. Hayes averaged 17.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game last season as a senior for the 21st Century Charter School. "We're thrilled to welcome Terrence and his family to our program," Wright State ...

Apr. 15—Two Wright State Raiders who entered the transfer portal earlier this month found new homes this week. Michael Cooper, a 6-foot-3 freshman guard who led Wright State with 13.4 points per game, committed to California on Tuesday, April 14. He'll join an Atlantic Coast Conference program that finished 22-12 in coach Mark Madsen's third season. Alex Bruskotter, a 6-foot-8 redshirt ...