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 ...

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 ...

EFFINGHAM — Defense comes from the heart. Effingham assistant coach and “defensive guru” Aaron Witges couldn’t have said any truer words when discussing senior guard Averie Wolfe. Standing at 5-foot-2 ...

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 ...

Cumberland senior guards Riggs Abner and Ty Buckley were named the Mid-South Conference Basketball Defensive Players of the Week on Monday by the league office. Abner was a force on the glass in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

SCRANTON — Ask members of the University of Scranton women’s basketball team for words to describe its defense and the same adjective keeps being mentioned. “Tenacious and together,” Meghan Lamanna ...

WILKES-BARRE — McKenzie Chimock made it look easy, when in actuality, it wasn’t. Picking up the defense at half court, the Holy Redeemer senior stuck her hand in, and poked the ball away from a Holy ...

ATLANTA – Kansas sophomore forward Flory Bidunga has been named a 2026 Naismith Men's College Defensive Player of the Year Finalist, the Atlanta Tipoff announced today. Bidunga is one of four players ...

It isn't surprising to see the No. 8 Houston Cougars dominating on the defensive side of the court this season. With head coach Kelvin Sampson emphasizing the basics throughout his coaching career, ...