He excels off the ball, disrupting opposing offenses as a help-side defender in passing lanes and protecting the rim. He also has ... how good he can be. It's easy to draw a comparison from ...

Standing at 7 feet tall and weighing 250 pounds, he has anchored the team's defense, particularly in rim protection. In his standout 2024 season, Williamson averaged 17.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.6 ...

Mar 29, 2025; Newark, NJ, USA; Duke Blue Devils center Khaman Maluach (9) runs up court during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide ... elite potential as a rim protector.

After scoring 113 points against BYU in the Sweet 16, the Crimson Tide had a much tougher ... on creating looks from 3-point range and at the rim, but Duke was able to take away both of those ...

Down low wasn't much better as the Crimson Tide was 9 of 20 on layups and 12-for-25 overall at the rim. Alabama scored 28 points in the paint compared to the Blue Devils' 30. This was heavily due ...

It was inevitable that Mark Sears and the Crimson Tide wouldn't carry ... were able to finish consistently at the rim or throw lobs to Maluach for easy dunks. He had three such finishes in the ...

Three NCAA Tournament wins made it easy to forget the sins that ... At Tennessee, the Crimson Tide converted 12 of 29 attempts at the rim. The Duke defeat saw Alabama out-rebounded by 11, only ...

Three NCAA Tournament wins made it easy to forget the sins that cursed the ... Alabama was 10-for-22 on layups. At Tennessee, the Crimson Tide converted 12 of 29 attempts at the rim. The Duke defeat ...

Like he has in so many games during BYU's run this month, Keba Keita is going to play a critical role as both a rim protector and a rebounder. The Crimson Tide make 60.2% of their two-point ...

Alabama’s Mark Sears finished with 34 points as the All-American knocked down 10 of the Crimson Tide’s NCAA-Tournament-record ... followed by another basket around the rim from Saunders. Knell ...