In an alternate universe, the NCAA tournament is decided trial-by-combat style, with each school's mascot serving as its champion. Mascot basketball, as we all know, is the sport at its purest form.

Unfortunately, one of the most adorable mascots in college basketball won't be present for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. On Thursday night, Drake will take on Missouri in the West Region.

The NCAA men's and women's tournaments are meant ... This has given rise to the phenomenon of the "mascot bracket," in which the basketball agnostic in your life fills out their bracket based ...

Drake University’s beloved live mascot, Griff II, won’t attend when the Bulldogs take on Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. NCAA regulations bar the English ...

The University of South Carolina is known by its nickname "Gamecocks," but how did this connection with a fighting rooster come about? The story behind this mascot has deep roots i ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used as ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used ...