Several rising bigs are flashing elite defensive-category upside through rebounds, blocks, steals, and expanding roles entering next season.

Melvin Council Jr. Dismisses Eligibility Lawsuit; Return to Kansas Now Unlikely After voluntarily dismissing his eligibility lawsuit, Melvin Council Jr.'s chances of returning to Kansas for an ...

CHAPEL HILL — Brendan Malone was a basketball coach for 50 years, getting his start at Power Memorial Academy in New York City. Malone, who went on to spend a decade in the college game and 30 years ...

Georgetown men’s basketball fell 93-89 to the Butler University Bulldogs in their third consecutive loss and fifth Big East loss by a margin of 5 points or fewer this season. (Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee) In ...

The Edward Waters University women's basketball team is ranked as the top defensive team in NCAA Division II. Coach Eric Jackson Jr. rebuilt the roster with all new players, emphasizing a ...

ST. LOUIS − Purdue basketball's offense can score with anybody. And the Boilermakers knew it. But the nation's No. 1 team in adjusted offensive efficiency wasn't going to make a March Madness run on ...

Protecting a one-point lead in the final five seconds of a playoff game, do the coaches most trust a pesky on-the-ball guard, a versatile wing, or a shot-blocking big to get the clutch stop? There’s ...

PHILADELPHIA — Dan Hurley knew in the offseason what Connecticut needed to emphasize if it wanted to return to the level it was when the Huskies won back-to-back championships in March Madness, just ...

NASHVILLE—-This time last week, Vanderbilt had just wrapped what Mark Byington called an “embarrassing” performance against Arkansas and was last in the SEC in defensive efficiency. What Byington ...