Wilson Sporting Goods has announced an extension to its partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as the official ball of March Madness and the Final Four for both the men’s and women’s basketball championships and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In addition, the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s basketball championships will exclusively use the Wilson NCAA Evo NXT ball for their tournament. Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods is a subsidiary of Amer Sports. In basketball, Wilson is the supplier of official game basketballs for the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for March Madness and the Final Four, Basketball Champions League (BCL), Basketball Africa League (BAL), and FIBA 3x3.