Brendan Ploen

Brendan Ploen is a freelance sports reporter for The Denver Post, covering the Colorado Rapids, Colorado soccer news, preps and more. He started writing for the publication in December 2020. He previously covered preps, outdoors and college sports for The Durango Herald from 2018-20, and before that, worked in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports department. A Chicago native, he is a Marquette University graduate.

DENVER, CO - MARCH 17: Matija Belic (32) of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos saves a loose ball as Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) of the Baylor Bears defends during the first half of their first round NCAA men鈥檚 basketball tournament game at Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

March Madness at Ball Arena: Playing on Nikola Jokic’s home court? “Awesome, amazing,” UC Santa Barbara freshman says of Denver

March 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

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