EA Sports College Basketball Video Game Announced, 2028 Release Date Reportedly Eyed

EA Sports announced the return of its college basketball video game series on Monday.

EA Sports produced NCAA March Madness from 1998-2008 before creating NCAA Basketball 09 and NCAA Basketball 10. They have not made a college basketball game since.

EA Sports notably developed college football games from 1994-2014 before an 11-year hiatus. The series returned last year with College Football 25 and continued this year.

Matt Brown, for his Extra Points newsletter, found more information on the matter.

"In a memo sent to college conference offices from the College Licensing Company (CLC), dated June 26, 2025, CLC put out a request for proposal (RFP) to create a college basketball video game in November 2024. According to the memo, five companies expressed formal interest, and three filed formal bids.

"The CLC memo recommends that the conferences accept the proposal made by EA Sports to bring back EA Sports College Basketball. This proposal states a plan for EA Sports to release the first game in 2028."

College Football 25 was the second-best-selling video game in the United States in 2024 and the best-selling sports video game in history, per Chris Pereira and Eddie Makuch of Gamespot. Naturally, given the success of that game after a long layoff, it's certainly possible fans would love to play the college basketball game following a nearly two-decade absence.