If this UVA Basketball team doesn’t get a chance to run it back next year, and it’s looking that way, it’ll be because the mix of veterans and newcomers weren’t able to figure out the Pack Line ...

USA Basketball's emphasis on defense has helped it maintain the edge it needs against top worldwide talent. Shaun Powell Derrick White has made an immediate impact with his defensive pressure for Team ...

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

Go back and read the quotes from Big Ten media days — it feels like Michigan basketball must have been talking about another team. On that October afternoon in Minneapolis, assistant coach Saddi ...

In year one as the head coach at Kentucky, Mark Pope took his team all the way to the Sweet 16 despite injuries to some key players, which had Big Blue Nation fired up about the future of Kentucky ...

It’s no secret that the strength of this Kansas men’s basketball team is defense. Just ask KU guard Melvin Council Jr. “(Coach Bill Self) was preaching it in the summertime of how his best teams were ...

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer didn't mince words when speaking about the Blue Devils' defense 14 games into the 2025-26 season. "Bottom line, it's not good enough," the fourth-year head coach said ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Defense. It’s a word that can get certain head coaches fired up — none more so than ...