
Some skills fade as the competition gets tougher — size evens out, speed meets its match, athleticism stops being an advantage. Shooting isn’t one of those skills. It scales. The higher the level, the more it matters. Matthew Ragsdale plays like he knows it. He’s one of the most willing shooters in the league —

College basketball is no longer just an American story. It is redrawing the global map. In the last two years, U.S. programmes have begun to lure Europe’s best young talent with offers that combine money, exposure and a proven route to the NBA. College basketball is increasingly viewed as the second-best league in the world

Manchester Basketball began this summer with a plan that reached beyond domestic competition. Their intended entry into the Basketball Champions League was blocked when the British Basketball Federation refused to issue the required International Letter of Clearance — seemingly ending the chance to test themselves in Europe before it began. But they didn’t change course.

Before the season, Cheshire’s guard hierarchy looked set. LaQuincy Rideau was back — returning after a season away, a homecoming for the leader of the Cheshire team that had pushed the 777-era Lions two years earlier. Pat Robinson was meant to play off him. But within weeks, that balance has shifted. Rideau’s minutes have dipped,

Some players give you structure. Kevin Allen is the structure. Four games into the season, Caledonia are learning how to make that work. Allen’s arrival has defined their offence — first as a seductive answer to their scoring needs, then as a challenge to fit him in, and now as something they might be able