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MARCH MADNESS PREVIEW 2018
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THINK BIG
A quartet of stellar freshman forwards could determine the course of the tournament
BY JEREMY WOO
38
PACK-LINE D
Is Tony Bennett's system too extreme to bring Virginia its first NCAA championship?
BY ANDY STAPLES
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CARE TO DANCE?
SI provides a quirky guide to help with that most difficult March pursuit: picking your bracket
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TOWERS OF POWER
The top women's NCAA tournament contenders have one (ahem) big thing in common this season
BY RICHARD DEITSCH
NBA
62
DWANE CASEY
He has not only designed a revolutionary defense for the Raptors, but he's also challenging assumptions about black coaches
BY LEE JENKINS
HIGH SCHOOL
70
CAM REDDISH
Headed to Duke, the top five recruit from Norristown, Pa., may reset expectations for the modern basketball player
BY CHRIS JOHNSON
TRUE CRIME
74
BYRON MCLAUGHLIN
Four decades ago he went to Mexico to revive his pitching career. He picked up a different (illicit) skill
BY DAN GREENE
DEPARTMENTS
SI TV
P. 4
LEADING OFF
P. 6
INBOX
P. 12
SCORECARD
P. 15
FACES IN THE CROWD
P. 26
POINT AFTER
P. 82
ON THE COVER
JOHN W. MCDONOUGH (DEANDRE AYTON); REY DEL RIO/GETTY IMAGES (JAREN JACKSON JR.); GREG NELSON (DEVONTE' GRAHAM); RYAN M. KELLY/GETTY IMAGES (ISAIAH WILKINS)
BACKGROUND: HEINZ KLUETMEIER (4); MANNY MILLAN (4); RICH CLARKSON (3); DAVID E. KLUTHO (3); BOB ROSATO (3); FOCUS ON SPORT/GETTY IMAGES (2); DOUG PENSINGER/GETTY IMAGES (2); NEIL LEIFER (2); AP; TODD J. VAN EMST/OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS/AP; JAMES DRAKE; STEPHEN DUNN/GETTY IMAGES; JEFF GROSS/GETTY IMAGES; MITCHELL LAYTON/GETTY IMAGES; JIM MCISAAC/GETTY IMAGES; MIKE POWELL/GETTY IMAGES; JOHN D. HANLON; ANDY HAYT; JOHN W. MCDONOUGH; PETER READ MILLER; GREG NELSON; TONY GUTIERREZ/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK; BOB JORDAN/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK; BRIAN HORTEN/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK; BILL STREATOR/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK; DAMIAN STROHMEYER
