The Players Era Festival starts Monday in Las Vegas. It's an 18-team tournament (with a weird format) that pays schools millions of dollars to be there. How will the title game be decided? Will it ever be financially feasible? Is it responsible for the field of the 2025 Maui Invitational being ... lackluster?

These kids are like professional athletes,” said an industry expert. "They don’t care about swimming with dolphins. They wanna get paid.”

Yaxel Lendeborg scored 15 points and No. 7 Michigan routed San Diego State 94-54 on Monday night in the opening round of the Players Era tournament.

Texas women's basketball program will earn $1 million in NIL money for participating in this week's Players Era event in Las Vegas that includes two games.

A maximum payday of $2 million in NIL-related funds will be awarded to the champion of the 18-team Players Era, which is in its second year.

Now in its second year, the Players Era that begins today is undeniably the place to be, having blown by the Maui Invitational and other such events with a field loaded with teams that could be playing deep into March.

Hot-shooting San Diego State, short-handed Baylor clash in Las Vegas San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher undoubtedly hopes his team will maintain its shooting touch when it faces Baylor on Wednesday night in a Players Era men's tournament consolation game in Las Vegas.

The field at the Player's Era Festival is absolutely stacked, and the basketball in Las Vegas should be thrilling. Monday's opening day brought a few thrilling contests, including a 1-point victory for No.

Many women’s basketball eyes will be on Las Vegas this week when three of the top four teams in the country play in the Players Era Women’s Championship.

Buning acknowledged it may now become a necessity in order to compete for teams in the Maui Invitational. For Division II Chaminade, the Maui Invitational is important because it annually provides about $500,000 of the Silverswords’ $3 million athletic budget.