Defense doesn’t always get its flowers in the fantasy basketball realm. But when a big flashes versatility and elite rim ...

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 ...

Before a full minute of game time elapsed in the UConn women’s basketball team’s matchup against Marquette on Wednesday, the Huskies already had forced three turnovers against the Golden Eagles. The ...

There are no outliers this year. No Virginia-style team dragging opponents into the mud with elite defense but limited offense. Instead, the top of college basketball is dominated by complete teams.

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 ...

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 ...

Jon Scheyer didn't shy away from how he felt after Duke basketball's first meeting of the year with UNC on Feb. 7 at the Smith Center. "I was really disappointed with how I had our guys prepared ...

Iowa had a rough February on the defensive side of the floor, but the recent stretch, sans Wisconsin, shows promise that the Hawkeyes can take a step forward on defense to raise their ceiling come ...

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released its basketball All-RMAC teams on Thursday, with Fort Lewis College redshirt sophomore men’s basketball guard Stewart Erhart achieving something that the ...

UNC basketball had its second-worst defensive performance since 1997 in a 97-83 loss to SMU. Coach Hubert Davis cited multiple defensive failures, including one-on-one breakdowns and slow rotations.