The 2026 NCAA Tournament features 16 games on Friday, including one of college basketball's blue bloods in the Kansas Jayhawks taking on the

Daniels ultimately chose to stay at CBU, and has set the world on fire his last two years. An all-WAC first teamer last year with 19 points per game, he upped his game this year, scoring over 23 points per game – fifth best in the country – to be named WAC player of the year.

SAN DIEGO — It was gold, white and blue against crimson and blue. But really, it was green vs. blue. Green, as in inexperienced. Blue, as in blue blood. Cal Baptist made its first appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Friday night at Viejas Arena.

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Four Southern California teams will begin play Friday night in the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. They include both the men’s and women’s teams representing Cal Baptist in Riverside and UCLA.

To begin its record 36th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, No. 4 seed Kansas faces a first-timer in the event on Friday in 13th-seeded California Baptist in an East Region game.

The KU basketball coach watched and watched from the sideline. His team was on the verge of total collapse as he burned a timeout with 1:06 to play. The Jayhawks led by 20 at the half over No. 13 seed Cal Baptist.