College Hoops 2K8

Visual Concepts and 2K Sports developed College Hoops 2K8. On November 19, 2007, it was released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3. Greg Oden, a former Ohio State Buckeye, appears on the cover. Almost every Division I NCAA college basketball team at the time was represented in 2K8, including newcomers South Carolina-Upstate, Cal State-Bakersfield, and Florida Gulf Coast. Presbyterian College and North Carolina Central, both D-1 independents, were excluded. In addition, the Summit League’s Centenary College was unlicensed and renamed UL-Calcutta. The game also allowed players to change and modify their rosters and share them online via the newly introduced 2K Share feature. The real coaches feature was removed from this game, possibly due to their refusal to renew their contracts, and all coaches remain anonymous. Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery were the game’s announcers/commentators. The College Hoops series was discontinued in 2008 after 2K Sports declined to pursue the college license for a 2K9 release. EA Sports was awarded the contract before 2K, so EA will continue to produce college basketball games. EA’s college basketball game series was discontinued in 2010. It is currently unknown whether or not 2K Sports will continue to make the College Hoops 2K series.