2K is gearing up for the most intense stretch of the college basketball calendar with NBA 2K26 Season 5 set to begin this Friday, February 20. Tapping into the excitement building up to March Madness, the new season leans into school pride and gives players a chance to represent some of the biggest programs in the country while competing with standout college stars before they make the jump to the pros.
Season 5 highlights 16 well known universities, including UCLA, Duke, Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Michigan, Michigan State, Louisville, Purdue, Kentucky, Florida, UNC, Baylor, Houston, Ohio State and UConn. Both men’s and women’s programs are featured through a mix of unlockable and premium content. Players can suit up in authentic jerseys, step onto courts designed to match their favorite schools and build out their MyTEAM with cards spotlighting current standouts and legendary alumni tied to each program.
We’ve listed some of the rewards and updates below. For a full rundown, make sure to check out the latest Courtside Report, which dives deeper into everything coming with the new season.
Authentically representing the scale of college hoops is an ambitious project that begins with our foundational college basketball experience available in early 2027. We’ll have more details to share on that in the future, but for now, it’s time to get in the spirit and dive into everything Season 5 has to offer.
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MyTEAM: Level up your MyTEAM collection in Season 5 with all-new playable cards featuring past and present college stars, Court cards, and Jersey cards from these powerhouse programs. To celebrate this brand-new theme, all players can redeem a College Celebration Box with five Free Agent Option Packs to immediately add current college stars of their choosing to their lineups. The action continues with spotlighted Challenge Games dropping daily from the start of Season 5 through March 30th. Defeat “all-time” versions of the spotlighted player’s college team and be rewarded with a 94 OVR Diamond of the featured current college player, which can be evolved twice to a powerful 98 OVR Galaxy Opal. In total, there are 41 evolution cards available to earn throughout the Season. Season 5 reward highlights also include alumni cards like:
- Level 1 Diamond Evolution V.J. Edgecombe (Baylor)
- Level 2 Unlock All College Court, Logo, and Uniform Cards
- Level 10 Pink Diamond Marvin Bagley III (Duke)
- Level 20 Galaxy Opal Jason Williams (Florida)
- Level 28 Dark Matter Larry Brown Coach Card (Kansas)
- Level 35 100 OVR Breanna Stewart (UConn)
- Level 40 100 OVR Draymond Green
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MyCAREER: Show off school pride across The City with select college jerseys from current players and alumni from all 16 schools, 16 officially licensed MyCOURT murals, select team mascots, and collegiate-themed gamerplates and cosmetics. Season 5 featured rewards also include:
- Level 9: The Ohio State University Game Day Bundle
- Level 18: Quadcopter
- Level 21: University of Michigan Game Day Bundle
- Level 31: University of Texas Game Day Bundle
- Level 36: University of North Carolina Game Day Bundle
- Level 37: ‘Joe Bruin’ UCLA Mascot + Game Day Bundle
- Level 39: Game Breaker Gear
- Level 40: +1 Cap Breaker
- The W Online*:The WNBA offseason is in full swing, but the intensity in The W Online is only heating up as players prepare for the upcoming year. Weekly rewards include Alyssa Thomas Nike V305 Shoes, WNBA Seattle Storm Ball, a Pink Banana Mascot, Chocolate Crocs and more.
- Season 5 Pro Pass & Hall of Fame Pass**: The Season 5 Pro Pass and Hall of Fame Pass unlock 40 additional levels of rewards, including Automatic rewards like a ‘Blue Devil’ Duke Mascot + Game Day Bundle, City Guard Helmet, and Dark Matter De’Aaron Fox (Kentucky) and premium rewards such as a Level 12 ‘Sparty’ Michigan State Mascot + Game Day Bundle, a Level 30 ‘Jonathan the Husky’ UCONN Mascot + Game Day Bundle, Level 36 Motion Capture Suit, and a Level 40 Pro Pass 100 OVR Draymond Green (Michigan State).
