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The 2025 Players Era Festival has expanded to 18 men's teams and four women's teams. In the men's tournament, Michigan routed Gonzaga, 101-61, for the title. All 18 men's teams played Monday, Nov. 24 ...

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LAS VEGAS -- Only 24 hours after organizers promised to stick to their current setup, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger told ESPN that organizers will consider a new format when next year's field ...

The premier multi-team event of Thanksgiving week is set to crown a champion on Wednesday, Nov. 26 in the Players Era Festival. A 18-team tournament has played two full days of hoops in Las Vegas, ...

LAS VEGAS -- Seth Berger, the CEO of the Players Era Festival, said the winner of the event's championship game Wednesday between Michigan and Gonzaga will receive an additional $1 million in name, ...

The format of the Players Era Festival is so goofy that trying to predict which two teams will participate in Wednesday's championship is mostly a pointless exercise. It could literally be determined ...

Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip and bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this year's Players Era Championship. He'll be providing frequent updates and insider information ...

Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming. There’s a new player in the game of early season college ...