2K Announces Return to College Basketball

Just as I finished posting the previous bulletin about EA Sports rescinding their proposal for a college basketball game, 2K announced that they were going back to school with the following post:

It’s NBA 2K26 launch week! It seems like a good time to share even MORE incredible news about the future of basketball at 2K.

Yes, it’s true. We’re working on a college basketball experience that will feature more than 100 programs from across the country, from powerhouses to Cinderella stories. Competition fuels quality at all levels, which is why our approach with college basketball ensures our partner schools, college athletes and our players all benefit.

More good news – you won’t have to wait long to start seeing your favorite colleges show up in game. We’ve got big plans for 2027 and beyond, and even a few surprises coming in early 2026.

We’ve proven the quality of the basketball experience we can deliver for years, and have every intention to bring that same level of quality to college hoops.

Ball Over Everything.

Obviously further details are yet to come, and “college basketball experience” is somewhat vague wording, but we might possibly see a standalone game from 2K as early as 2027. As for the surprises that are coming in early 2026, my guess would be MyTEAM content as they apparently originally proposed, but we’ll have to wait and see. For the moment, we can only speculate.

We’ll be sure to cover any future announcements, as well as the game/content when it arrives. I have no doubt that Dee and I will have plenty to say about these developments with EA Sports, 2K, and college basketball games in an upcoming episode of the NLSC Podcast, so stay tuned for that as well. In the meantime, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum.

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