Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...

The Chicago Bulls have waived Japan national basketball team guard Yuki Kawamura, the National Basketball Association franchise an ...

Former University of North Carolina basketball player Nassir Little is continuing his quest to play professional basketball. Little announced on Friday he has signed with the Chiba Jets of Japan's B ...

In recent years, Japan has started to solidify its place on the global basketball map. The steady ascent began with Rui Hachimura making waves as a lottery pick and has since been sustained by the ...

Shohei Ohtani isn't the only athlete in his household. His wife, Mamiko Tanaka, was a professional basketball player.

A former Michigan State basketball star has signed with a professional deal with a team from Japan. It was announced on Thursday that former Spartans star Aaron Henry has signed with the Nagoya ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters recently hosted its own version of March Madness as American and Japanese junior high school players faced off for the first time on this base just ...

The Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) has been suspended by governing body, FIBA, after failing to re-organise the game in the country. O Omnisports Pulse Follow FIBA announced on Wednesday that ...

For Indian basketball player Arvinder Singh, it doesn't stop at running; it’s about dribbling, defending, diving for every rebound, and keeping his balance not just on the court, but in life. And ...

NPR's Sarah McCammon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NCAA basketball tournaments' first rounds for both men and women. MCCAMMON: It's March Madness. How are your brackets looking? The ...