The 1994 MVP explained that the rise of small-ball basketball has pushed big men, even those with strong paint skills, away from their strengths. Olajuwon mentioned Cousins as an example ...

The smaller lineups, which played in spurts, still won their nine total minutes by two total points, giving Mulkey more confidence in the idea that LSU can go small without impeding its ability to ...

Rutgers meant the Hoosiers were forced to go small again. But unlike the previous game, small ball was successful Thursday night against the Scarlet Knights. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Sometimes even ...

WEST LAFAYETTE – After several years of operating around ultimate height, Purdue basketball decided to try the small ball approach. For the first time, coach Matt Painter started Trey Kaufman ...

Still, Finch said it wasn’t that he was “uncomfortable” rolling out a small-ball look Sunday. “But I worry a lot about rebounding. We struggle to rebound with our bigger lineups ...

but their returns shouldn’t eliminate small ball. Over the course of the 2024-25 season, the Thunder have played 40 games but are yet to play with both Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein in ...

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State.

Kim Mulkey will play small-ball lineups when the need arises, but she’ll do so reluctantly. The LSU women’s basketball coach would rather have two post players on the floor at once ...

Long before Indiana basketball's 2024-25 season began ... "I'm trying to get a mixture of posting the ball some and playing open court with the players that we do have. That's why I think the ...