The Fighting Irish are set to showcase their talents in Las Vegas at the Players Era Festival. Here's what to expect.

Events like the Players Era Festival -- a “first-of-its-kind, NIL-driven” basketball tournament featuring some of the top programs in the nation -- could “just be the beginning” for collegiate basketball programs looking for ways to earn money to fund NIL.

Dana Altman always preaches about physicality in rebounding and that message will be especially apropos against No. 20 Texas A&M, which enters this afternoon’s game with a plus-14 rebounding margin thanks in large part to its prowess on the offensive end.

This week, William’s Texas A&M men’s basketball team will participate in the inaugural Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, an innovative approach to the Thanksgiving-week tournament that ties name, image and likeness compensation with participation.

For many, the Maui Invitational is a guiding measure for college basketball fans and analysts to determine which of the field's eight teams have the ingredients to make the Final Four and perhaps win the national championship.