Every year, FiveThirtyEight dusts off its March Madness predictions and forecasts the win probabilities of each team in the tournament. And every year, we’re reminded that the joy and chaos of March Madness can’t possibly be summed up in win probabilities alone. Each of the men’s tournament’s 68 teams has charted its own course to […]
After Kentucky’s 97-92 loss to UCLA last weekend at Rupp Arena, a stunned John Calipari was asked which possessions hurt the most. Calipari sputtered, “I can remember the two that bothered me … the throw ahead for the layup and then the 3 back to back.” He was describing buckets early in the second half […]
The Minnesota Lynx have dominated the WNBA this season, as they have much of the last half-decade. The team has reached the finals in five of the past six seasons, including this one. And since Cheryl Reeve was hired as head coach in 2009, the Lynx have won three WNBA titles. They entered this year’s […]
During Kansas’s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 13, the Jayhawks attempted 26 3-point field goals, tying a season high against Division I competition. Across college basketball, 2-point field goals are at an all-time low, with D-I teams attempting about 35 percent of their field goals from beyond the arc. Today, the three accounts for a […]
During Kansas’s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 13, the Jayhawks attempted 26 3-point field goals, tying a season high against Division I competition. Across college basketball, 2-point field goals are at an all-time low, with D-I teams attempting about 35 percent of their field goals from beyond the arc. Today, the three accounts for a […]
