Oklahoma Basketball Joins College Basketball Crown

0:00On March 17th, Oklahoma's men's basketball team missed out on the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, with a 19-15 record. Coach Porter Moser and the Sooners turned down an NIT invitation, and will instead play in the college basketball crown, a new eight-team event in loss. Vegas starting in two weeks. This tournament launched last year and stands out because it pays players directly through name, image, and likeness deals. The winning team gets $300,000 guaranteed, the runner-up $100,000, and semi-finalists $50,000 to split among. The roster. Some Sooners fans were frustrated at first, wondering why skip a chance to keep playing. But with the team healthy and finishing strong, this offers real momentum without the NIT's drawbacks, where money goes to schools, not athletes. Oklahoma tips off against old rival Colorado on April 1st at 7pm. With semi-finals on April 4th and the championship on April 5th, they could face Baylor or West Virginia next.

1:03It's a smart move in today's game, blending competition, cast for retention, and exposure on Fox and FS1 right before the transfer portal opens on. April 7th.