Lock Mamba

Contributor to @Pickswise & @armchairillini. Former ILL basketball manager. Bracketology w/ Lock Mamba - 13th place finish @bracketproject in 2024. Blog below⬇️

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

Almost that time! My FINAL bracket is done

Here. We. Go.

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

I just went 82-0, think you can go 82-0? https://t.co/LwySLGbEUl #NBA #82and0

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Dumb

[March To The Arch Podcast @MarchArchPod]

Details:
-10 teams make the bracket
-1 & 2 seeds receive byes to semi-finals
-Men's and Women's tournament co-located in St. Louis on the same weekend

[Nike Meanstreets @MeanstreetsEYB]

Meanstreets EYBL 2027 Wing

Quinton Kitt
@quintonkitt
#Illini Commit

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#RespectTheStreets

[Armchair Illinois @ArmchairIllini]

The latest in our Monday #illini newsletter. Two former Illinois basketball players announce new homes.

Is Keaton Wagler a top-five pick in the 2026 NBA Draft? More👇

READ: https://t.co/6rGMQbH1ol

[Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress]

Illinois' Keaton Wagler measured 6'5 barefoot and 188 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 6'6.25 wingspan and 8'4 standing reach.

First measurements we've seen for Wagler. Good size for a PG, but is functionally a little smaller given the wingspan, frame, and reach.

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

Unfortunately the 12 over 5 Cinderella upset is officially dead

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@RoccoMiller8 4 games a piece for Nov 23rd week?

[Armchair Illinois @ArmchairIllini]

MAJOR NEWS 🚨

The Armchair Illini Podcast is heading to the Final Four! 🏀

Join me and @RobbyNardini LIVE this Saturday at St. Joseph’s Brewery in Indy. We’ll be recording a special 1-hour episode starting at 12 pm EST!

🍻 Drink deals
🍔 Great food
🎙️ Pure Illini Fun

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

@BetMGM Experience > 5 star freshman

[Kevin Munie @KMunie7]

The Illini are headed to the Final Four! As called by @BBarn64 and the Illini radio broadcast.

[Armchair Illinois @ArmchairIllini]

Illinois being a 2.5 point underdog feels disrespectful…

Riding with the Illini using our boosts on @fanaticsbook 🔥

[RN2 @RobbyNardini]

Two more sleeps…

Please don’t let this season end yet

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

Sport isn’t dying

[March Madness Men’s Basketball TV @MM_MBB_TV]

CBS Sports and TNT Sports Deliver the Most-Watched NCAA Tournament First Round Opening Day Ever

🏀Thursday’s games averaged 9.8 million viewers, the best opening day on record

🏀Primetime window averaged 12.5 million viewers, the most-watched First Round window ever

[A10 Talk @A10Talk]

SLU isn't just beating the brakes off UGA, it's physically dominating them. This is a A10 team absolutely imposing itself on a SEC team, something that P5 fans like to act is impossible, and do their very best to make sure mid-majors never have a chance to do in regular season

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

In my third year in the competition, I’ve moved up to the #28 ranked Bracketologist

Super excited to continue to get better!

[Bracket Project @bracketproject]

The Bracket Matrix 5-year rankings have been updated for 2026.

After a 2nd place finish this season, @Mike_Broman1 takes over the top spot.

@BracketDom, @SluderBrackets, @mcheerwx and bracksketblogs round out the top 5.

https://t.co/ZYOMPimrC3

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

Try to find that upset in every region. Only 17% of regions in the history of the dance have had all of the top 7 seeds advance past the R64

The East region was the only region to do it last year

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

Imagine tonight instead of watching two 16 seeds that already deserve to be in and two power conference teams - we got to watch regular season winners like UC Irvine, UNCW, Belmont, Yale, & Liberty fight for a shot to make the field

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

@BarbettaCBB Congrats! Well done

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

I tend to go overboard with upsets since I LOVE chaos in the NCAAT

Here is your reminder to not to pick TOO many upsets though. On average, 6.2 teams seeded 10 or worse win a game in round one

[Lock Mamba @LockMamba]

@BracketNky @bracketproject @MoEgger Hell of a finish. Congrats dude