UC Riverside basketball’s focus on defense leads to a decade-best 17 wins

ANAHEIM — Dikymbe Martin laughed when he was asked the question. So did his UC Riverside teammate, Arinze Chidom. So did their coach, David Patrick, which was a story in itself. Because anyone who knows Martin and his heretofore one-dimensional obsession with scoring and Patrick and his ever-present obsession with defense knows the question ...