During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Fernsten wore only jersey No. 45 and put up 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

It was a point guard who led the nation in assists at Gonzaga but went undrafted and signed a two-way contract with the ...

We're already a quarter of the way into the NBA season and so it's a good time to take stock of how the league's young ...

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 18-member men's induction class for 2026. Notable inductees include 1987 co-Mr. Basketball Jay Edwards and former NBA champion Rick Fox. The Indiana ...

The Wizards' Kyshawn George (No. 18) fouls Nic Claxton (No. 33) during the Nets' win on Nov. 16, 2025. AP The Nets are so invested in rebuilding that their owner admitted they’re prioritizing a good ...

Welcome to Upside and Motor, a weekly NBA Draft column dedicated to analyzing the next wave of basketball stars, from blue blood sensations to those flying under the radar. Naturally, the majority of ...

Every so often, the NBA’s talent pipeline swells, and a single draft class reshapes the league’s balance of power. In the past 50 years, it has happened six times: (If you're into ranking the classes, ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Marcus Smart debuted for the team in a 121-105 win. It came vs. the Brooklyn Nets, whose pick the Celtics used to pick up the Flower Mound, Texas native out of ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers ...

North Carolina was coming off a successful 1980-81 campaign that saw them advance to the Final Four for the ninth time and the national championship for the fifth time in school history. However, the ...

The NBA has always sparked debates about which era produced the most dominant players. While many argue that the players of the 1990s helped shape the league, modern athletes claim their era surpasses ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, the team signed forward David Thirdkill as a free agent in 1985. The Sheriff -- as Thirdkill was sometimes called -- was a native of St. Louis, Missouri who played his ...