
Notre Dame, Villanova to kick off 2026-27 college basketball season in Rome with men's, women's doubleheader
The "Eternal City Tip-Off" is inspired by the recent election of Pope Leo XIV, who is notably a Villanova alumnus.
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The "Eternal City Tip-Off" is inspired by the recent election of Pope Leo XIV, who is notably a Villanova alumnus.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to attend a pair of college basketball games in Rome next season between the University of Notre Dame and Villanova.

There is cause for concern in Baton Rouge.

The Vols are in a great spot to keep adding to an already stacked portal class.

College basketball is taking itself overseas. Notre Dame and Rome are set to play from Rome.

Tennessee basketball guard details his future with the Vols.

Josh Holloway is a Memphis kid. Which means when he got the first call from Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway, it was “a real big honor.”

KK Bransford will in fact not be returning to Notre Dame women's basketball, per reports, entering the transfer portal instead.

Villanova and Notre Dame will meet in a season-opening men's and women's basketball doubleheader Nov. 1 in Rome, the schools announced Friday.