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Lauren Theisen

College Basketball

David McCormack Earned That Twine

Brea Beal and Caroline Ducharme go up for the ball

The Gamecocks Won The Game On The Glass

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

Dan McQuade

This Is So Stupid

Losing Teams In The NCAA Tournament Should Get To Deface The Coca-Cola Logo

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Hailey Van Lith #10 of the Louisville Cardinals cuts down the net after the 62-50 win over the Michigan Wolverines in the Elite Eight round game of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Intrust Bank Arena on March 28, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.

Hailey Van Lith Wants To Be Your Worst Nightmare

Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal defends against Aaliyah Moore #21 of the Texas Longhorns during the first half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on March 27, 2022 in Spokane, Washington.

When Stanford Go Big, Their Opponents Go Home

North Carolina Saw You Laughing. Who’s Laughing Now?

More Like Ain’t Peter’s

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Chris Thompson

This Is Going To Be Absolutely Unbearable

Holy Heck, Saint Peter’s Won Again

Albert Burneko

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?

We Were Rooting For You!

It’s Only Right That Baylor And LSU Both Lost

Drew Peterson of USC scores a three pointer

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

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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

Tom Ley

Defector Up All Night

Let’s Have A Dang March Madness Open Thread

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

Virginia Tech's Storm Murphy celebrates after beating Duke