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Death To The NCAA

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Chris Thompson

This Is Going To Be Absolutely Unbearable

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Holy Heck, Saint Peter’s Won Again

Albert Burneko

This Is So Stupid

It’s Perfectly OK To Admit You’re Secretly Rooting For A Grizzly Bear To Tear Coach K’s Head Off

Wide shot, basketball court, player dunking, other players watching and practicing

Can Saint Peter’s Really Keep This Going?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

We Were Rooting For You!

It’s Only Right That Baylor And LSU Both Lost

Lauren Theisen

Drew Peterson of USC scores a three pointer

When Do You Need A Three In The NCAA Tournament? An Investigation

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Members of the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team celebrating after upsetting Iowa to make it to the Sweet 16.

Creighton Crushed Iowa’s Big Tournament Dreams

Luis Paez-Pumar

Drew Timme #2 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts as DeAndre Williams #12 of the Memphis Tigers looks on after Gonzaga defeated Memphis 82-78 during the second half in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2022 in Portland, Oregon.

Drew Timme Powered Gonzaga Into Yet Another Sweet 16

Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: (L-R) Tom Holmoe, director of athletics at Brigham Young University, works as the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Committee meets on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, 2017 in New York City. The committee is gathered in New York to begin the five-day process of selecting and seeding the field of 68 teams for the NCAA MenÕs Basketball Tournament. The final bracket will be released on Sunday evening following the completion of conference tournaments. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

This March Madness, Consider Suffering In Silence For Once

Patrick Redford

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 17: Doug Edert #25 of the Saint Peter's Peacocks celebrates after making a three-point basket against the during the second half in the first round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 17, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

The Only Peacocks In College Sports Broke Kentucky’s Heart

David Roth

Chet Holmgren, lanky man of Gonzaga, with The Distraction logo at upper left.

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March Dumbness, With Ken Pomeroy

<a href="https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ken</a> has been cranking out college basketball statistics at <a href="http://kenpom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kenpom.com</a> since 2004. He’s written at The Athletic, Slate, the late ESPN The Magazine, and the late Basketball Prospectus. He hopes to live long enough to see the men&#8217;s game start using quarters, like every other basketball league in the world.

Ken Pomeroy

Keegan Murray exultant during Iowa's victory in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game.

Live Free, Pick Iowa

Virginia Tech's Storm Murphy celebrates after beating Duke

Here’s The Bracket For The Men’s NCAA Tournament

Will Wade Just Couldn’t Help Himself

Hell Yeah, It’s Buzzer-Beater Season

Kentucky’s Magical Run Ended In Lunacy

Tom Ley

The Whole World Got Together To Watch Coach K Eat Shit

Georgetown Basketball Is The Most Depressing Thing On Earth

Dave McKenna

Head coach Juwan Howard of the Michigan Wolverines reacts in the second half of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center on January 29, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan.

Juwan Howard Throws Hands, Starts Brawl After Michigan Loss

Women's Basketball

Caitlin Clark Respects Neither Time Nor Space

Ayoka Lee Made History And Nearly Beat A Team By Herself

Lucy Harris Couldn’t Be Forgotten

I Am Transfixed By The Tall, Skinny Young Man Playing Basketball For Florida State

Ron Harper Jr. celebrates after his buzzer beater lifted Rutgers

Rutgers Finally Hit Some Threes, Including One Really Big One, To Beat Purdue