Russell, listed as 6'5" / 195 lbs. on the 'Cuse basketball roster, went the football-only route his junior and senior years at Miami Northwestern, turning into the most prolific recruit for SU ...

Ohio State will still predominantly play man-to-man defense, but the Buckeyes sprinkled in some zone to help come back at ...

Zone defense is a strategy in basketball where defenders guard areas of the court instead of following individual players. This approach helps teams protect the paint, slow down fast offenses, and ...

There were a lot of positives for the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team’s to take from its exhibition games: a top-10 preseason win, big-time plays from big-time players and the promised depth ...

The NBA once banned zone defense because it was seen as a strategy that slowed down the game and made scoring more difficult. In the early years, the league wanted to promote fast-paced, one-on-one ...

Being "close enough" doesn’t get you victories. Michigan State basketball learned this in its 66-60 loss to Duke that proved the Spartans are close, but not close enough. "To be the best, you have to ...

As No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball coach Dusty May will freely admit, the Wolverines don’t often see zone defenses in the Big Ten. But against Oakland, who uses a 1-3-1 as its basic defensive set, ...