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 ...

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 ...

Indian basketball prodigy Arvinder Singh left Punjab for Japan to play professionally, chasing a dream India’s inconsistent leagues couldn’t offer. Living alone, cooking his own meals, and navigating ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Filipino American NBA coach Erik Spoelstra has been officially named head coach of the U.S. men’s national basketball team, ...