5 changes that would immediately make men’s college basketball better

This is how to save college basketball.

The 2023-24 men’s college basketball season is here. And while the season’s opening month is loaded with marquee matchups and intriguing story lines, much of the sports-watching world won’t notice or even think about college hoops until March.

That’s a problem the men’s game has dealt with for years, and there’s a reason for that. In a jam-packed sports schedule (NFL, NBA, college football and NHL all going on), college hoops struggles to compete. And I get it: Why watch college basketball when the NBA is a better viewing experience?

Well, we’re here to help.

Though the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament is perfect, men’s college basketball could make several changes that would instantly make the overall game better for everyone.