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.

Simply, a zone defense has a defender guarding an area instead of a specific player. The Cavs play a 2-3 zone that adapts to ...

The zone threw Michigan State off their game. A middling outside shooting team, the Spartans only pieced together three makes ...

In this episode he discusses when and why a team might use a zone defense.

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 ...

The Warriors threw a zone at the Lakers to help drive their rally late in Game 1. How effective will it prove after L.A. has a chance to watch tape?

All 265 pounds of Oumar Ballo lumbered out to half court, jumping up and down as he met Malik Reneau just outside of the ...

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

The Oklahoma City Thunder have faced a zone defense for 174 possessions this season. In those possessions, the Thunder are posting 1.116 points per possession ranking in the 77th percentile.

Up by one to start the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder had done enough to not only hang in a game against one of the best teams in basketball but be in a position to knock off the ...

January 2 - Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said he expects to see plenty of zone defense when his team travels to Miami to face the Heat on Thursday night. Carlisle said Indiana was "abysmal ...