Olympic Basketball News

First of all, this is a nice honor for Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond . They're two of America's most promising young big men, and they deserve a chance to show their skills in this environment.

First thing we noticed in his press conference: a diet Coke can with a great big K turned toward the camera.

Plenty of enthusiasm and energy entered the U.S. Olympic Training Center's gymnasium Thursday afternoon as 132 athletes from across the United States arrived to begin trials for the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team.

The hype surrounding the WNBA is at a peak this season - when the talent alone could makes the league attractive to fans.

The star-studded U.S. national basketball team cannot afford to get complacent about being the sport's superpower given the pace of emerging talent around the globe, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach.

Former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan reportedly will not return as an assistant coach for USA Basketball under Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

Call it a moment of clarity, self-actualization, or just putting "it" all together, but there is no denying Miami Heat small forward LeBron James has reached the pinnacle of basketball.

Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders will follow up his terrific 2012-13 NBA season with an invite to the USA Basketball Select Team camp this summer in Las Vegas.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's return to the Team USA bench for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro means that Jim Boeheim will return as an assistant for the team, Syracuse.com reported .

Ajani Williams, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association , said his organisation has given up its chase of Indiana Pacers centre Roy Hibbert for this year's Federation of International Basketball Associations World Championships.

4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski signals to players during a preliminary men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.

But the addition of No. 2 draft pick Elena Delle Donne could be a game changer that helps the Sky finally turn the tide.

After advancing to the 2010 and 2011 finals, the Dream endured a tumultuous 2012 season.

Candace Parker is ready to resume her pursuit of the only major title to elude the basketball star in her career.

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker celebrate after the Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime to win Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff basketball series in San Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2013.

Choosing the area's athlete of the year was no slam dunk. But it was hard to ignore the exploits of wheelchair basketball player Tyler Miller.

After saying before, during and immediately after Team USA won the gold medal in London last summer that he was done as the head coach of the team, Mike Krzyzewski has had a change of heart.

The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Bridget Pettis as an assistant, replacing Jim Lewis who left the team for family reasons.