This is Part 3 of a four-part story in The Blueprint franchise examining the major uptick in offensive production during the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4.

CHICAGO — Oscar Cluff was courted by Purdue basketball to alleviate some of its rebounding woes. It seemed like the simplest route to solving an area that held the Boilermakers back last season.

No. 16 Alabama lost 98-88 to unranked Georgia, costing them the SEC regular season title. Coach Nate Oats identified the team's significant rebounding issues as a primary reason for the loss. Georgia ...

HOUSTON — Rebounding has always come naturally to David Mirkovic. Before he committed to play college basketball at Illinois, the 6-foot-9 forward from Montenegro played two seasons of professional ...

Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen is 50 years old and the father of five, but in college and the NBA he made his living as a rebounder. But rebounding has been a chronic shortcoming with his Golden ...

For the past two years, I’ve been a male practice player for the women’s basketball team at Cal. It’s a role that’s mostly ...