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Merch v3

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Tom Ley

Notre Dame v Texas Tech

College Basketball

Mark Adams Has Some Top-Notch Excuses For Saying Racist Stuff And Spitting On One Of His Players

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Detroit Mercy Titans guard Antoine Davis (0) at the foul line during the first half of the men's college basketball game between the Detroit Titans and Cleveland State Vikings on December 3, 2022, at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH.

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Antoine Davis Is Denied His Record-Book Ending

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Dan McQuade

Matthew Mayer giving an interview at practice

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That’s Too Many Energy Drinks

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Diana Moskovitz

KINGSTON, RI - NOVEMBER 15: General view of the Alabama Crimson Tide logo during the college basketball game between Alabama Crimson Tide and Rhode Island Rams on November 15, 2019, at Ryan Center in Kingston, RI. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NOV 15 Alabama at Rhode Island

The Program Must Be Protected

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Lauren Theisen

Memphis v Boise State

Boise State Is Ready To Ruin Someone’s Day

VILLANOVA, PA - JANUARY 17: Maddy Siegrist #20 of the Villanova Wildcats reacts against the Xavier Musketeers in the second half at Finneran Pavilion on January 17, 2023 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Xavier Musketeers 76-38. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Xavier v Villanova

Maddy Siegrist Works In Silence

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Patrick Redford

IOWA CITY, IOWA- FEBRUARY 26: Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates with forward Monika Czinano #25 after their match-up against the Indiana Hoosiers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, on February 26, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Caitlin Clark;Monika Czinano

Indiana v Iowa

Caitlin Clark, Real Hooper, Fears Nothing

Alabama v Tennessee

Nate Oats Has To Be Trying To Be This Clueless

Stanford Cardinal forward Cameron Brink (22) tries to block a shot during the women's college basketball game between the Stanford Cardinal and the USC Trojans on January 15, 2023 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 15 Womens Stanford at USC

Stanford Remains Very Tall And Very Good

Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalen Hill (1) and Texas Longhorns forward Timmy Allen (0) fight for the ball

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 18 Oklahoma at Texas

Death To The NCAA

Someone Please Save Big 12 Basketball!

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Luis Paez-Pumar

The basketball hoops are shown before the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament between the Grand Canyon Lopes and the New Mexico State Aggies at the Orleans Arena on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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New Mexico State Men’s Basketball Season Canceled Due To Hazing Incident

Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on during their game against the LSU Tigers at Colonial Life Arena on February 12, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina won 88-64.

LSU v South Carolina

South Carolina Beats Everybody Else

<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.

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Michigan defender Will Tschetter draws a charge against Minnesota guard Ta'lon Cooper in a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mi.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 22 Minnesota at Michigan

College Basketball’s New Anti-Flopping Rules Seem To Be Working

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Chris Thompson

Max Shulga of Utah State stands at the free-throw line.

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Colorado State Apologizes For Fans Chanting “Russia” At Ukrainian Opponent

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Samer Kalaf

Head Coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange looks on during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at JMA Wireless Dome on January 30, 2023.

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Jim Boeheim Blames Everyone But Himself

Iowa v Ohio State

Caitlin Clark Knows When To Start The Show

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - FEBRUARY 01: Purdue Boilermakers Center Zach Edey (15) waits for play to resume during the college basketball game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Purdue Boilermakers on February 1, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Zach Edey And Purdue Are The Team To Beat

CLEMSON, SC - DECEMBER 30: Clemson Tigers guard Brevin Galloway (11) during a college basketball game between the N.C. State Wolfpack and the Clemson Tigers on December 30, 2022, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.

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Clemson Basketball Player: My Balls And Nutsack Exploded

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 17 Kent State at Eastern Michigan

Emoni Bates Keeps Shooting

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Sophomore Paige James, center, touches a hippo statue for luck as she leads admitted George Washington University students and their parents on a tour of the campus before deciding on whether or not to enroll on April, 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Official George Washington University Statement: Hippos Are Not Free To Be Bold

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 22: Damian Dunn #1 of the Temple Owls is fouled by Terrance Arceneaux #23 of the Houston Cougars as he drives to the basket during the first halfat Fertitta Center on January 22, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

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Temple Out-Uglies Houston, Upsets No. 1 Cougars

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Angel Reese Can Do It All Herself, Footwear Be Damned

HARTFORD, CT - JANUARY 15: UConn Huskies guard Jordan Hawkins (24) reacts as UConn Huskies guard Hassan Diarra (5), UConn Huskies guard Nahiem Alleyne (4) and UConn Huskies guard Apostolos Roumoglou (33) look on during the college basketball game between St John's Red Storm and UConn Huskies on January 15, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

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UConn Fans Cope With Losing Streak In Various Ways

UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) on the sidelines during the women's college basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and UConn Huskies on January 3, 2023, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.