EA Sports teases about return of college basketball video game after long absence
Following the successful return of the college football franchise ― EA Sports College Football 25 ― by EA Sports in the summer of 2024, the company teased the return of the basketball rendition of the video game in a social media post on June 30.
"Bring the Madness. Let's run it back," the social media post by EA Sports read.
According to Matt Brown of Extra Points, he obtained a memo from the Collegiate Licensing Company, which indicated the game would return for the 2028-29 season, but that has not been confirmed.
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The game will feature both men's and women's basketball rosters.
The last installment of the EA College basketball franchise was "NCAA Basketball 10," which was made for the 2009-10 basketball season and was released on Nov. 17, 2008. The 2009 game featured Oklahoma star Blake Griffin on the cover.
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