Fantasy Basketball

Buried within the NYTimes magazine's review of good ideas from the last year was a story of how Cal supporters screwed with the head of the top UCLA forward, Gabe Pruitt, before their critical match. They managed to get his instant message ID, impersonated a hot co-ed they called Victoria, and got him to provide his phone number to them.

On game day, when Pruitt went to the foul line for the first time, Cal students began chanting: “Victoria! Victoria!” and reciting Pruitt’s phone number. Pruitt, a 79 percent free-throw shooter on the season, missed both shots and had one of his worst games of the year, shooting 3 for 13 from the field. Cal won the game by 11 points and went on to the N.C.A.A. tournament.

College students can be so cruel.