"In a memo sent to college conference offices from the College Licensing Company (CLC), dated June 26, 2025, CLC put out a request for proposal (RFP) to create a college basketball video game in November 2024. According to the memo, five companies expressed formal interest, and three filed formal bids.

Following the smashing success of the college football video game’s revival, EA Sports is going to bring back the college basketball game after almost two decades away. The company announced the news Monday in a social media post.

Hurley is widely considered one of the best coaches in all of college basketball. The 52-year-old is a two-time national champion and won the Naismith Coach of the Year, Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big East Coach of the Year in 2024.