About

Sam Federman is a senior at Syracuse University majoring in Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism. He began covering college basketball independently in the 2021-2022 season in the New York City area and has since become the premier writer, insider, and analyst covering Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball. He writes for Mid-Major Madness covering the MAAC and the northeast at large. Federman has attended over 300 basketball games over the last three seasons, establishing himself as one of the top mid-major basketball sickos in the country. He is the host of Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, a college basketball podcast with deep dive analysis in over 100 episodes per season. He also covers Syracuse basketball for Nunes Magician and contributes features and columns to Basket Under Review. He has served as an intern for Fast Comapany and will intern at the Wall Street Journal in Summer 2026, and Syracuse.com | The Post Standard in Fall 2026.