| Among the many stories that dashed across my screens over the weekend, one about Kansas senior guard Zeke Mayo caught my attention. Mayo had just played a terrible game against Texas Tech and the Jayhawks lost at home for the third time this season. After the game, Mayo opened his social media accounts and read hateful, racist messages from anonymous strangers. Mayo posted a screenshot of those messages on Twitter with an apology to the KU fans. A few hours later, his coach, Bill Self, offered his own statement in support of his players. Although Self did not mention Mayo specifically, it was clear why he was putting out the statement. After that made the rounds, I wondered if Self regretted putting out that statement. So I reached out to him Sunday night and spoke with him for a while. He told me that he did, in fact, regret putting out the statement, although he had good intentions. The story that conversation produced leads our site and offers an important look at a prevalent topic, both in college basketball and society at large. That’s just one of many pieces of content you can devour on this first Monday of March. There is lots of Madness headed our way and you have come to the right place to stay on top of it all. We are offering a 68 percent discount (one percent for every team in the bracket) to make it easy for you to purchase an annual subscription. And I also encourage you to follow our Twitter, our TikTok and especially our Instagram account, because that’s where I’ll be holding a live stream the day after Selection Sunday. The party has officially started. Enjoy your Monday, everyone, and thanks as always for your support of Hoops HQ. — Seth | 