Brian Hamilton
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Senior writer for @TheAthletic. You can’t have a salad without the sauce. Email: brianhamiltonwrites at gmail
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Joined July 2009
"Superman, dude. He's Superman.". He has a sandwich named for him, trading cards and fans stalking him in Hawaii. A Marine gave him a medal. This is the Ashton Jeanty phenomenon at Boise State, where Cinderella wears a steel-toe boot. @TheAthletic story:
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The ladder and stick couldn’t reach. So they used an Indiana cheerleader to retrieve a stuck ball.
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Wisconsin band members confirmed the "No means no" chant was shut down by the Big Ten. I asked the Big Ten official who addressed the band for the reason why, and was told, "Are we seriously going to argue about this right now?".
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He leg-presses 900 pounds. He benches 300-plus. He has a 43.5" vertical and 5.4% body fat. He never lifted a weight before Arizona and barfed the first time he did. How To Build A Beast: The Deandre Ayton Story, now @TheAthleticCBB.
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Clemson's Ben Boulware has thoughts on people ripping Christian Wilkins for, uh, grabbing a handful in the Fiesta Bowl.
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It’s becoming increasingly possible, if not probable, that Sabrina Ionescu is my favorite college basketball player ever.
Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu has become the first player in Division I to record 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds.
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The last time Duke and UNC lost at home on the same day, Roy Williams was a high school basketball and golf coach and Mike Krzyzewski was literally in the Army.
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So does this count as a No Contest for Oregon too?.
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Purdue's Caleb Swanigan, when asked the cliche "Is this fun?" question: "I came here to win. I didn't come here for the fun part of it.".
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Jarrett Culver worked out at 11am. Then 2:30pm. Then he practiced at 3:30. Then he made 300 shots late-night. This is how the player who drove @TexasTechMBB to a Final Four went from good to great. (Also he ate a lot.). My story for @TheAthleticCBB:
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Someone truly just asked UMBC’s Jairus Lyles if anyone has been sliding into his DMs since last night. “Nah, I got a girl,” Lyles said, “so we don’t do that over here.”.
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In fairness there are cool things to do in this weather. You can take a cup of water outside, throw it in the air, and watch as your frozen hand snaps off and flies into the street while still holding the cup.
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Luke Kennard likes Disney rides and chocolate milk. He's normal. His play is not. And that's how he kept Duke alive.
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Mark Few asked if he was disappointed in the 4:15 pm Pacific tipoff, so more Gonzaga fans could tune in. "Trust me, they're not at work," Few replied.
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Iowa was down 25. Iowa is now down by one. If you think that you've never seen anything like it before in the NCAA Tournament, you would be correct, because no team has ever come back from this far down in this event.
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Ah yes. Journalism 101 lessons from the guy who was supposed to help me gather quotes at the Final Four. and then just didn't show up for access that day. Good times.
@MartySullivan10 @_COESIGN The reporter didn't fact check it. Marvin Wilson did. That's my whole point. Shame on Norvell for lying. But, like, the first job of a reporter is to confirm what someone is telling you is true.
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For a guy who just had his heart ripped out, Marcus Paige's eloquence in the locker room was like nothing I've ever, ever witnessed before.
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The latest installment of Wisconsin Basketball Postgame Press Conference Moments:
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Why don’t college hoops coaches just always wear the gear they wear at the exempt events? Jay Wright’s hoodie game is strong, for example. Ditch the suits, men. Embrace comfort. Be the revolution.
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"I had NO time to respond to these questions. Here is my five-page statement on that.".
LSU coach Kim Mulkey threatened legal action against The Washington Post about a story that she said the newspaper was reporting about her. Mulkey opened the news conference saying that she was expecting a “hit piece.”. More ⤵️.
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Entering this tournament?. Combined Final Fours for UNC and Kentucky: 36. Combined Final Fours for Gonzaga, Oregon, South Carolina: 1.
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There were anguished screams. There was dense silence. There was loss on the last Monday. There was also defiance. “The message is,” Chris Beard said, “we're not going anywhere.". My @TheAthleticCBB story on how @TexasTechMBB has been built to get back:
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North Carolina faces Harvard. All of the jokes, please, all of the academic jokes.
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Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu has a broken nose, a source confirmed to The Athletic. He's been fitted for a mask but it's unclear when the potential All-American will return to the floor for the No. 5 Illini, who host Nebraska tonight. Dosunmu suffered the injury at Michigan State.
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During his solo interview, Nigel Hayes told a joke. “Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl use the bathroom?”. [pause]. “The ‘P’ is silent.".
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When I started covering Notre Dame, I needed Jeff Samardzija for a story. He was in the minors. I'd never, ever spoken to him before. Not once. He called. "What's up, dude?!? It's Samardzija!". Today I learned Jeff Samardzija is 34. I'm old. You're old. Everything is old.
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A Dad was taking his daughter to play basketball. She probably got a lot of joy from playing. He surely felt immense joy and pride in watching her play. And then this. How unfair. How unspeakably sad.
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Matt Mooney wanted a shot at an NCAA Tournament, so he opted to transfer. Twelve hours later, @TexasTechMBB coaches sat on a broken couch in Vermillion, S.D., with a "need" and a proposal. My @TheAthleticCBB story on a perfect marriage, now turned Elite:
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First Les Miles, now Mack Brown. Just a nutty coaching carousel, but I gotta say, I’m excited for the upcoming 2002 college football season.
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Duke guard Luke Kennard, after the road win at Notre Dame: "We’re becoming the team we want to be.".
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Some personal news: I live in Chicago and apparently now have a pet deer
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To me, the biggest moment of Force Awakens was when Kylo Ren transferred from Texas A&M.
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Ohio State fans were chanting "S-E-C!" at Alabama players as they left the field.
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Armando Bacot: “My right leg would have to be cut off for me not to play.”.
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"Hi FBI, long-time briber, first-time caller. "
NEW: FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office establishes special phone number for information RELEVANT to NCAA investigation, 212-384-2135.
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Shaka Smart: "We came here for shootaround at noon. There was one guy on the floor: Buddy Hield.".
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Wisconsin falls in title game but not before making history, memories, by @SI_PhilTaylor: http://t.co/y0YkKckoFf
http://t.co/o5hrQyEFjR.
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Loyola hoops will prepare for the Sweet 16. once volleyball practice is over.
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Loyola great Jerry Harkness, a member of the 1963 title team: “We’ve waited 55 years. And it’s a beautiful thing that they went before I went into the ground.”.
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His house is eight miles away. He's been on campus for eight months. He wasn't even a top 100 recruit. Now he's a face on billboards, a star of commercials and a topic of draft-board debate. Blake Wesley is as advertised for @NDmbb. @TheAthletic story:
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"My mentor, my teacher, my second father." Michael Jordan on Dean Smith. http://t.co/6fKY9xcjon.
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Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis on Isaac Humphries’ technical: “He was saying sorry and stuff, but he had nothing to be sorry about.".
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Official who collapsed during Gonzaga-USC now on his feet and talking to medical personnel.
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In celebration of Nebraska’s improbable win, Tim Miles ran into the tunnel saluting Huskers fans. and promptly tripped and fell on the floor.
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Well that is something else, Wisconsin hoops. Tip back a Moon Man, Madisonians.
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John Beilein on the ‘13 title game, which of course has been vacated for Louisville: “We lost the game, they won it, leave it like that.”.
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Hello, @AlabamaMBB fans. This is the story I wrote for @TheAthleticCBB after spending a few days with your new coach, Nate Oats. Odds are your team will play fast and be good.
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Northwestern AD Jim Phillips on facing Vanderbilt in the first round: "Maybe at halftime we’ll compare SAT and ACT scores.".
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If Javy Baez played second base in the 17th century they'd tie him up and throw him in water to see if he floats.
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RB Ameer Abdullah on #Nebraska offense: "It's like a storm.". What kind of storm?. AA: "What storm are you most afraid of?".
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Things Michigan State is doing right:. -Shoes tied.-Adequately hydrating.-Sending only five players to the floor at one time. [end list].
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R.J. Barrett is the consensus No. 1 recruit. Zion Williamson is the consensus No. 2 recruit. Cam Reddish is the consensus No. 3 recruit. They are all going to Duke.
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Been a little distracted today, but if I have this right, the Big Ten and Pac-12 picked Kamala Harris to coach Kentucky's bigs in 2021 at the earliest.
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Texas Tech donor/regent Dusty Womble to me on Jan. 29:
Texas officials confirm there no more public tickets available for Saturday’s game vs. Texas Tech. Remaining seats have been promised to UT students who have “Big Ticket” athletic pass. On Stubhub, prices range from $115-$1,235.
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LeBron and Bill Murray in the same building and why is Space Jam 2 not happening immediately.
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Duncan Keith's kid sees himself on the United Center boards. It is adorable. http://t.co/9sY3ONT3Rp.
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"Why not us?". The full story of UMBC, and an NCAA tournament upset for the ages. Freshly posted @TheAthleticCBB:
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Juwan Howard probably won't be fired for what he did and said Sunday, even if he should be. But maybe Michigan doesn't let him coach another game until he grows up. @TheAthletic column:
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This is Luka Garza's stat line. It is *halftime* of this basketball game. 'Tis no man. 'Tis a remorseless scorin' machine.
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This is going to be the most hilarious and impossible NCAA tournament ever. MODERATOR: “Coach, we’ll begin with an opening statement about the win, and whether or not you think it’ll be a win three or four years from now.”.
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John Beilein on Jay Wright: “At the end of the game tomorrow, he’ll still look like George Clooney and I’ll look like Columbo.”.
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So this is my last official day at Sports Illustrated. Been a fantastic experience. Into the great wide open.
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For the first time in 55 years, the Loyola Ramblers are going to the Final Four. Nun, and done.
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Zak Showalter discount double-checking Aaron Rodgers should be every moment in One Shining Moment.
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Sergio Garcia with a gorgeous 10-foot putt for a decuple bogey.
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The good: A new gig. The GREAT: I'm a senior writer for The Fieldhouse, @SethDavisHoops' new college hoops site.
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He means beating the Lions, not hijacking a lightly guarded illicit booze shipment during Prohibition, in case anyone is unclear.
Chase Daniel: “It means a lot. You don’t know when these opportunities will come, and you have to make the most of them.”
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No other way to say it: Illinois wasted having two program greats the last two years.
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I don't know what Malik Monk just did there, but I'm pretty sure it altered space and time as we know it.
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"It’s something I dreamed about. I didn’t know I could actually live it.". On the bizarrely beautiful basketball ride of #TexasTech guard Davide Moretti, from Bologna to Lubbock and back to the Sweet 16, for @TheAthleticCBB:
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These days, things seem pretty rough. Then your daughter has travel basketball practice. They pick teams to scrimmage. She's on the team with the girl who's picked last. And she says she'll sit out, so the girl picked last can play first instead. And things feel OK again.
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Indiana confirms it has fired Archie Miller. In a statement, athletics director Scott Dolson said "private, philanthropic funding" will take care of all "transition costs and obligations.". In other words, someone stepped up to hand over $10 million to make the change.
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Cubs' Joe Maddon asked for his biggest influences as a manager. "Michael Scott," he says.
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Texas Tech beats a No. 1 team for the first time, and I am legally obligated to tweet my @TheAthleticCBB story about spending a long weekend with Chris Beard, king of Lubbock and friend of fear.
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Hello Michigan fans. It's basketball season!. I saw your team play in the Bahamas. And it is, it seems, good. 🏀 Why it's maybe time to trust Juwan Howard: 🏀 Some left. Those who stayed? Well, they're Battle 4 Atlantis champs:
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"I need to make sure these two are good," Jaylen Nowell says. "No matter what.". He lost his father, his Superman, too young. He lost himself. But the @UW_MBB star found his way back by finding a purpose. Why Jaylen Nowell can't stop, now @TheAthleticCBB:
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"Nothing surprises me with this group.". So, yeah, @CycloneMBB is really doing this. A historic beatdown of a rival, a 9-0 record that's more than magic and riding it all as long as it lasts. @TheAthleticCBB column from an electric night in Ames:
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Robert Williams just blocked a three-pointer and won the NBA Slam Dunk contest in a total of like five seconds.
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"This can't be real.". A crash in the middle of the night. Lives lost. A beloved coach's future altered forever. And the burden of @BadgerMBB to somehow carry on. My story for @TheAthleticCBB:
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James Conner's guest at Pitt-Marshall: Ian Malesiewski, the paralyzed wrestler he befriended.
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Texas A&M's Justin Evans did not pop his leg back into place, despite how it looked: "It was just a cramp. I was getting the cramp out.".
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Andre Dawson out here to crush homers, and your insignificant galactic rebellions
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#MississippiState RB Josh Robinson. on his prodigious butt: "I think that's why the women come to the game, to be honest.".
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They'll talk about this comeback at Auburn at least until there's a change at left guard in the spring game.
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Vermont just won at St. John's. First win over a member of the current Big East since the 1920s. Someone should go to Burlington and have good beer and write a story about John Becker and the Catamounts and why this is no surprise. Oh, wait. 👇.
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Justin Fields can play immediately for Ohio State.
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Honestly don’t care what else happens. One Shining Moment must be RJ Hunter’s shot/Ron Hunter falling off chair on endless loop.
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"Our future," Mark Pope tells the audience, "is almost intoxicatingly exciting.". Beat Gonzaga, soon, becomes Beat Kansas and Beat Baylor. This is @BYUMBB and its energized coach preparing for now. and what's next. My @TheAthletic deep dive from Provo:
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Jim Harbaugh: "Is meritocracy a word, or did I make that up?". "It's a word.". Jim Harbaugh: (snaps fingers) "Gah, I thought I made it up!".
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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh: In attendance for Game 5, in Cubs gear. “Hail to the Victors” plays on the organ.
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“That’s just who we are.”. Seems we should’ve known about @umichbball. Yes, one guy + good scorers left. But those who stayed, well, they’re Battle 4 Atlantis champions. My @TheAthleticCBB story: 50% OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT PT:
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From single-wide trailer to Kentucky star: A story on Bam Adebayo, and the mother who made it happen.
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