The NBA scout, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged the bias. When he and his peers evaluate Canadian players, he said, they carry with them a certain “built-in prejudice.” The Canadians a...

Kris Joseph is about to embark on a whirlwind summer basketball vacation. The 6-foot-7 Syracuse University junior is in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre this week, working out with the Canadian Men...

When Syracuse senior Andy Rautins chose an agent to represent him, he picked one with strong family ties and a vast number of NBA connections. Rautins confirmed on Monday that he would sign with Bi...

Glenn Schiiler, a sportscaster for the all-sports Canadian network The Score, traces the insurgence of Canadian basketball to Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash. When Nash won the second of his two NBA Most...

The minute the pairings surfaced on the flat-screen television inside the Melo Center, Kris Joseph reached into his pocket for his cell phone. The call went out to his brother, Maurice, who had bee...

He’ll tell you that none of this has been unexpected. Not the 1,040 points. Not the near-800 assists, rebounds and steals. Not the 261 baskets from beyond the arc. Ask Andy Rautins about any of it,...

Andy Rautins sat in front of his locker, news cameras and reporters crushed around him. Rautins contributed 11 points and five assists in Syracuse University's 85-72 win over St. Bonaventure Saturday...

St. Bonaventure center Andrew Nicholson can attribute part of his meteoric basketball rise to peer pressure. Nicholson had grown to 6-foot-7 his junior year at Father Michael Goetz Secondary School i...