ALBION – Makayla Presser-Palmer was fouled going up for a layup and received hugs from her teammates when the ball went in. She thought it was normal excitement for a three-point play. Presser-Palmer ...

UNC basketball went from elite defense through 14 games to one of its worst defensive performances in nearly four years in a 97-83 loss at SMU on Jan. 3. The 12th-ranked Tar Heels (13-2, 1-1 ACC) ...

Free State freshman Quinlynn Vail attempts to get past a defender during the Firebirds' game against Atchison on Friday, Dec. 2, 2026, at Atchison High School in Atchison. Atchison — Despite not ...

An intense practice after Christmas break in 2014 is credited with changing the trajectory of Purdue basketball. Coach Matt Painter feared for his job after two consecutive losing seasons and an 8-5 ...

After a lengthy break from game action, the University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team returns to the court this week to resume Big West Conference play. The Rainbow Warriors will open the final ...

Kentucky pauses between nonconference and SEC play to rest and regroup. Coaches will use prolonged practice to refine two-big lineups and defense. Injured players get recovery time; Lowe and ...

A four-game winning streak that featured the only two quality wins of the season so far? A lot of college basketball coaches would likely prefer to ride that momentum and keep on playing through the ...

What's at the top of Gerry McNamara's Christmas wish list? A healthy Siena men's basketball team. McNamara, the Saints coach, used a seven-man rotation in Monday's 81-60 loss at Indiana with four ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse’s postgame locker room after its 77-48 win over Stonehill was loud and raucous. Voices singing, players jolly. Very ho, ho, ho. All season, SU coach Adrian Autry has ...

Jerome Tang grants K-State players a five-day Christmas break to rest and regroup. Players will return Christmas night; K-State practices next morning and evening. Tang highlights break as recruiting ...

The highlight of the night to me, in Virginia’s 95-51 win over American, was Elijah Gertrude getting 15 minutes and scoring 11, with a pair of threes. Gertrude had averaged 16.0 minutes in the first ...