What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.

After some drama with the NCAA entering this season, Alabama‘s Collin Sexton is wasting no time in getting up to speed. Sexton oozes swagger in this end of game sequence against Texas-Arlington…

This is great. Collin Sexton says where he’s going, goes there, and-one. pic.twitter.com/HtGTer3DiR

— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) November 22, 2017

Speaking of Alabama and Sexton… against Minnesota over the weekend, ejections, injuries and fouls led to the Crimson Tide playing the last quarter of the game 3-on-5.

Also known as the Triangle and Zero defense. Alabama vs Minnesota. 3 on 5. #alabamabasketball

A post shared by RTC (@rushthecourt) on Nov 25, 2017 at 4:36pm PST

How the Alabama, Minnesota game got to 5 against 3 pic.twitter.com/l1DTRUkJUN

— ⓂarcusD (@_MarcusD2_) November 26, 2017

pic.twitter.com/kEejRPqNLI

— ⓂarcusD (@_MarcusD2_) November 26, 2017

Minnesota badly needs to work on its 5-on-3 game. Alabama still in this game is outrageous.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) November 26, 2017

Flop of the season? A Fort Wayne player apparently got nailed by Kentucky head coach John Calipari.

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/933531766089846789

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey took business casual to a whole new level in Maui last week — somewhere Jay Wright is shaking his head…

Irish coach Mike Brey going with the Maui casual look for this matchup. #MauiHoops pic.twitter.com/Ofq5M2smeR

— Brian McInnis (@Brian_McInnis) November 21, 2017

UPDATE: After winning the Maui Invitational, Brey’s postgame celebration is well, interesting to say the least…

And you thought Maui Mike Brey’s sideline attire was casual …

MAUI CHAMPS!!!#NDinMaui pic.twitter.com/VDA32cCweH

— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 23, 2017

Moments like this will always leave us missing Brent Musburger’s comments on game-enders such as this…

Betting on college basketball is not for the faint of heart.

This is how VCU +7 backers lost their wager against Michigan. pic.twitter.com/ToXzI9BWFz

— Max Meyer (@TheMaxMeyer) November 23, 2017

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