Defense doesn’t always get its flowers in the fantasy basketball realm. But when a big flashes versatility and elite rim protection, it can turn in massive fantasy gains. There are the obvious two-way ...

INDIANAPOLIS - It was clear on March 13 what needed to happen. Illinois basketball blew two separate 15-point leads to Wisconsin. Giving up over 90 points to the Badgers, 69 of which came from just ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO – Mick Cronin has delivered a message to his players about longevity in the postseason. “If you have to score 80 to win,” the UCLA basketball coach said late Thursday night, “you’re going to ...

Virginia is obviously starting to click on defense, in a way you wouldn’t have expected after watching the ‘Hoos earlier in the season. The D has been getting progressively better since, by and large, ...

FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari isn't panicked. In the immediate aftermath of Arkansas basketball's 94-85 loss to Houston on Saturday, Dec. 20, the Hall of Fame coach expressed little stress with his ...

The folks of Dallas-Fort Worth have heard for months that defense wins championships. While that phrase might fall on deaf ears for some, it certainly holds a kernel of truth as it pertains to TCU ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.