Zone defense isn’t that popular in the league ... The Cavaliers have made the most of it during their franchise-best season, and with their free-flowing offense, that’s just a lethal combination.

Indiana basketball relied on a zone defense they’ve rarely used for a prolonged period of time during the Mike Woodson era in a 71-67 upset win over No. 11 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

As a player, he never played in a zone defense and he had success against opponents that did. He accepted the common ...

Head coach Scott Drew implemented a 1-3-1 zone defense against No. 6 Houston in the wake of a starting center Josh Ojianwuna’s season-ending knee injury. It was a rocky debut, but nevertheless offered ...

Oklahoma’s defense is now top-25 nationally in red-zone efficiency, with opponents scoring on 71.4% of their trips inside the 20, though the Sooners are a notch better in terms of preventing ...