LOS ANGELES — The text buzzed on Patrick Murphy's phone the night of Sunday, Jan. 7. It was from Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats. Oats: I might need that mudita talk. Murphy was in. The longtime ...

You’ve taught me more about basketball than I thought there was to know, but that doesn’t come close to what you have taught me about what it means to be a man. I hope that someday, I can be the ...

Follow along for live written coverage of the 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony from Springfield, Massachusetts. Alyssa Squires, for NBA.com Follow along as we bring you live updates, ...

Hubert Davis knows what it takes to get to the Final Four as a UNC basketball player and head coach. The 54-year-old has experience when it comes to directing a dramatic turnaround late in a season ...

MTSU women's basketball coach Rick Insell was very matter-of-fact with his team before Sunday's March Madness second round game against LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In his pregame locker room speech ...

23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does not exactly have any ties to any of the basketball programs in this year’s men’s Final Four, but he was called in for a pregame speech for one squad ...

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, served as the hub of basketball on Saturday with the class of 2023's induction ceremony. This year's class features some of ...

The USC Trojans Women's Basketball team has the honor of being a team that is still supported by Kobe Bryant's family. The former NBA superstar was a long-standing supporter of Women's Basketball, and ...

There are many reasons why Rick Pitino is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Giving some of the most rousing halftime speeches is definitely on the list. The St. John’s men’s basketball coach is ...

Christopher Bess went viral on Instagram as he helped his dad coach high school basketball Coach Christopher Bess/Instagram At only 5 years old, Christopher Bess already knows what he wants to be when ...

One of the most decorated classes in Basketball Hall of Fame history was enshrined Saturday in Springfield. Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard joined WNBA icons Maya Moore and Sylvia ...