Syracuse basketball, this season, wants to improve its defense and point-guard play. It also has more athletic centers.

As good as the Michigan men’s basketball team was last season, there’s a lot of room to improve defensively. Here’s how the Wolverines plan to do it this season: ...

The will to play defense Dan Hurley’s way has to be present at the creation of a new team. For UConn men, it was visible Sunday night.