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New Video: Championship Level Defense: The Michigan Wolverines Top Ranked Defense youtu.be/tIpsi_VTWmk

How did Arizona hold Purdue to their 2nd worst offensive performance of the season? One of the key elements of their gameplan was using a hugger and roamer. Staying attached to #2 Loyer and roaming off #4 Kaufman-Renn. And Arizona's #5 Burries did a great job as the roamer: stunting, shrinking gaps and tagging rollers. Being a good roamer is a vastly underrated skill.

The Illini also allowed Houston to play off the short roll, forcing their other bigs to make decisions. Houston has a group of elite bigs who are great at a lot of things but playing out of the short roll and shooting 3s is something they struggle with at times

Because of the way Illinois guarded Cenac, he was able to get multiple open looks, but just not in effecient spots. A lot of his shot attempts were short corner mid range jump shots. They also let him shoot 3s, but at 33% and less than 1 make per game, Illinois let him shoot

How Illinois beat Houston defensively to advance to tonights Elite Eight game A thread of their ball screen defense 👇

VCU was able to make a halftime defensive adjustment against UNC to come back from down 19. They switched from show to a deeper drop in ball screens to eliminate the roll. VCU will face off against Illinois in round 2 Watch the full video breakdown here: youtu.be/wC9gmb5yw5U

Missouri will face off against Miami in the round of 64. The Tigers will sometimes show a 2-3 zone defensively. When the ball gets into the middle of the zone, Missouri will switch to man to man defense Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

UCF plays UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament. UCF is a high level pressing team, able to get steals and force turnovers in the late minutes of close games Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

The Miami Hurricanes draw Missouri in round 1 of the NCAA tournament. Miami will occasionally show a 3-2 zone that is designed to limit top of the key or wing 3 point attempts Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Furman is the 15 seed who will play UConn in round 1 of the NCAA Tournament. Furman is top 50 in the nation at limiting assists per field goals made defensively, forcing teams to beat them one on one Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

UConn is the number 2 seed in the east region playing Furman in round 1. UConn's Silas Demary is one of the best one ball defenders in this tournament, really making it hard for guards to get to a good shot Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Cal Baptist as a 13 seed will face off against Kansas in round 1. Cal Baptist is top 10 in the country when it comes to assists per field goals made defensively, forcing teams to beat them one on one Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Kansas will play Cal Baptist as a 4 seed in the first round of the tournament. Flory Bidunga is one of the best shot blockers in the country, making it hard for teams to score it at the rim Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Prairie View A&M was able to escape the First Four and will play Florida in round 1. Prairie View A&M is a super aggressive post doubling team, top 60 in the country in forcing turnovers from post ups Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Florida earned the number 1 seed in the south region. The Gators have a pair of bigs in Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh who are elite movers defensively, being able to switch onto anyone Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

New Video: youtu.be/wC9gmb5yw5U A breakdown of the defensive adjustment made by VCU to get them a round of 64 win against North Carolina

Purdue earned the 2 seed in the west region where they will play Queens. Purdue is tough to play because they will throw multiple looks when doubling the post, changing where the double comes from Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

Queens is the 15 seed in the west playing Purdue in their first round matchup. Queens is really good at playing actions 2 on 2 or 1 on 1, forcing teams to beat them individually Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0

UCLA is the 10 seed in the east region and will play against UCF in round 1. UCLA is really good at attacking the ball and attacking penetration defensively, making it hard for teams to score in the paint Full March Madness Defensive Guide: youtu.be/KqI7Xpg4Ba0