Here’s how basketball players can improve their defensive skills before the fall season kicks off. Focus on Footwork A solid defensive stance is needed to be effective on the defense.

The Big West conference tournament tips Wednesday in Henderson, Nev., with second-seeded Irvine receiving a bye to Friday's semifinals.

ALBANY — During practice this past Tuesday, the Great Danes worked on defensive slides and “foot fire,” the latter a staple drill in youth basketball to illustrate the need for quick, active ...

# IT was all smiles and sweat at the Denycko Bowles Elite Skills Basketball Camp yesterday, as the camp hosted its much-anticipated annual Parent Interaction Day.

After the LA Lakers parted ways with Anthony Davis, there were concerns about the team's defense, given that they lacked frontcourt depth.

Florida Gulf Coast at Jacksonville, 2 p.m. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: First Coast college basketball roundup: Ospreys defensive woes at the heart of recent slide ...

National media had highly criticized the Kansas Jayhawks' offseason until Bill Self made a pair of impact additions last week ...

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N.C. State’s defense only gave up six 3s against Wake, but they came at inopportune times. Ty-Laur Johnson made a triple with 12:11 remaining to put the Deacs up 12.

Memphis also drifted further backward in the computer metrics-based rankings, which are heavily weighted by statistics (such as offensive and defensive efficiency numbers) and strength of schedule.

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