College basketball programs that fell shy of the NCAA's March Madness tournament will now have the opportunity to compete in the postseason through the College Basketball Crown.

The Boise State men’s basketball team reached the money round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament with a 100-93 quarterfinal victory over Butle

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With Yates III and Agbo out, Rashaun Agee led the way for the Trojans. He scored 27 points on an incredible 10-of-12 shooting performance from the field. Saint Thomas and Clark Slajchert both also finished in double figures for USC, scoring 14 and 10 points, respectively.

The first ever College Basketball Crown kicks off on Monday, March 31 and runs through Sunday, April 6 in Las Vegas.

UC had six players in double figures led by Dillon Mitchell with 15 points in a win over DePaul in the College Basketball Crown tournament on Tuesday.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball will play UCF in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal game Thursday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The College Basketball Crown, a new tournament with a $500,000 pool for name, image and likeness payments, begins in Las Vegas this week.

Nebraska and Georgetown take the court at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for a quarterfinal matchup in the College Basketball Crown Tournament.