ncaa basketball

uconn
May 17, 2021

UConn Basketball Names Gavin Roberts Director of Sports Performance

UConn coach Dan Hurley has announced the hiring of Gavin Roberts as the director of sports performance for men's basketball, pending the completion of the university's employee onboarding process. Roberts, 31, has been the head strength and condit...


masks
January 6, 2021

BU Basketball Sweeps Holy Cross as Both Teams Wore Masks

Gerrale Gates scored 19 points, Austin Butler added 18 and Holy Cross edged past Boston University 68-66 on Tuesday in a game both teams wore masks. Masks were required — not just on the sidelines, but during the game — for both sides at Case Gy...


ncaa
January 6, 2021

NCAA to Host Single-Site March Madness Tournament in Indiana

The NCAA will stage the entire 2021 men’s basketball championship in Indiana, with the majority of the tournament’s 67 games taking place in Indianapolis. Selection Sunday is still scheduled for March 14, and plans remain to have the Final Four o...


coaching
December 11, 2020

Coaching Aids in Basketball

Coaching for the last 50 years I have seen many different coaching aids — weighted balls, oversized balls, machines that measure arc, smaller rims, rebound rims, dribbling gloves, dribbling glasses, hand placement balls, shooting straps, to name a ...


georgia tech
June 10, 2020

Georgia Tech Hoops Gets Back in the Weight Room

As student-athletes at various levels begin rearing up for their respective seasons in The Peach State, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' basketball strength and conditioning coach Dan Taylor has developed an altered plan for his players. In a recent...


camden
May 8, 2018

Knight Commission urges tougher NCAA reforms

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday urged university presidents to seize a rare moment of opportunity to reform not only men's basketball but the NCAA organization itself to restore public faith in the governing body's abilit...


April 25, 2018

Commission recommends sweeping changes to NCAA basketball

The Commission on College Basketball has recommended sweeping changes to the game in a 60-page report that was released to the public Wednesday. Among the most significant suggestions: Ending the one-and-done rule Modifying the relationships be...