Top Preps To Attend USA Women’s U16 National Team Trials

Featuring some of the nation’s best, young talent, USA Basketball announced the names of 33 athletes who have accepted invitations to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team Trials that will be held May 23-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center Learn More »

Fast Break Options From the Wing

If you’re a wing player on a 3-on-2 fast break, what are you supposed to do to make sure you get easy points? Watch as this animation dissects the scenario. Watch Now »

Video: The Importance of Post Players Who Can Shoot

In this video, NBA star Kevin Love explains how his shooting ability opens up the entire floor for his teammates--and ignores the stereotype of a post player in the process. Watch Now »

Saving the Ball From Going Out of Bounds

If you're saving the ball from going out of bounds, what's your best option? Here's an animated breakdown of the scenario. Watch Now »

Video: What Does it Take to Reach the NBA?

Andre Iguodala goes through all the things he did to get to the top of the sport--from finding mentors to constructing a rigid workout schedule--and explaining how they helped him succeed in this iHoops exclusive. Watch Now »

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    Though he's known for his scoring, Kobe Bryant is one of the best defensive players in basketball. Here are three tips Kobe gives players on proper defensive slides.

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    Take your team's passing back to the basics. Here are basketball drills you can do to stress chest passes, overhead passes and bounce passes.

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