A new high profile multi-team event is in the works for 2027, according to a report from CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.

The "Diamond Cup" is hoping to secure commitments for a pool play event from Arizona, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and North Carolina. Duke was originally involved in discussions to play, but opted to sign a multi-year deal with Amazon instead.

The Diamond Cup hopes to feature neutral site games played in cities across the country, with each team playing two games - one preseason exhibition and one standard regular season matchup. Schools would receive over $2 million in the first year, with escalators up to $3.75 million in year three of the deal.

The event would potentially compete with the Player's Era festival, which already features Arizona and Gonzaga, Michigan and Kansas. According to Norlander's report, some of the schools have opt-out clauses, but could theoretically do both because of timing and the NCAA's new scheduling rules.

The event is still in search of a broadcast partner, which is why none of the schools involved have officially signed on. Event coordinators hope to secure both a broadcast partner and all eight schools in the coming weeks, with an announcement planned for as soon as July.

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Unrelated to the Diamond Cup, Gonzaga and Kentucky have agreed to cancel the remaining two games of their six game series. Kentucky was scheduled to host Gonzaga this season. The Bulldogs won three of the four games played.

Kansas and Villanova will start a home-and-home series in Lawrence this season, according to a release. It'll be the 11th meeting all-time between the schools (series tied 5-5). The last time they met was the 2022 Final Four. This year's game is set for November 27 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Rutgers and Syracuse are working to finalize a deal to meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Houston and LSU are set to meet at the Toyota Center in Houston.

UConn will host Purdue in an exhibition game on October 27, according to a release. It's a rematch of the 2024 National Championship and Purdue's first trip to Storrs in nearly 30 years.

DePaul and Saint Louis will begin a home-and-home this season in St. Louis, according to Andy Thompson. It's the first meeting between the two schools since 2008.

The CAA released their league play pairings.

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Notable commitments: Tristan Devers (Australia) to Washington | Michael Ruzic (France) to LSU | Comeh Emuobor (New Hampshire) to NC State | Jacoi Hutchinson (Longwood) to Troy | Rasheed Jones (Coastal Carolina) to Rutgers | Jay Nelson Mboudjika (2026) to La Salle | Kota Suttle (2026) to UNLV | Yoro Diallo (UVA Wise) to Notre Dame

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