Former IU forward Troy Williams hasn’t even played a game for the Houston Rockets, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t intrigued by his potential.
The Rockets (48-22), who have the third-best record in the Western Conference, signed Williams for the rest of the season on Monday.
The rookie has appeared in 24 NBA games this season, all with the Memphis Grizzlies. He has since played …
A former Indiana University assistant coach was at Bankers Life Fieldhouse over the weekend for first- and second-round games of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. In a slick, slim black suit was Kenny Johnson, who headed up recruiting on former IU coach Tom Crean’s staff for two seasons (2012-14).
Johnson, who was promoted to associate head coach in March of 2016 by Louisville coach Rick Pitino, …
Yogi Ferrell continues to make a splash in his rookie season. Teams passed over him twice in last June’s draft. He went undrafted. (And he wasn’t even invited to the draft combine.)
The IU product was in camp with the Brooklyn Nets and then appeared in 10 games before being send down to the Long Island Nets, their NBA D-League affiliate. He received $100,000 in …
Indiana University product Troy Williams won the D-League Slam Dunk contest Saturday afternoon in New Orleans.
Williams, currently a member of the Iowa Energy, was victorious in the final round, which took occurred at halftime of the D-League All-Star game Saturday afternoon.
The dunk below sealed the victory for Williams over John Jordan of Raptors 905 in the finals. The other participants were Trahson Burrell, …
“That should be your last job, not your first job.”
Those are the words of former Indiana University basketball head coach Mike Davis, currently the lead man at Texas Southern. Davis was an assistant under Bob Knight from 1997-2001, and then Davis was named interim head coach on September 12, 2000 after coach Knight was dismissed by then IU President Myles Brand.
That comment and …
Eric Gordon spent the last five seasons in New Orleans playing for the Pelicans. The Indy native and 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball will be spending the 2017 All-Star Break back in New Orleans — selected as a participant in the 3-point shootout, a league source told VigilantSports.com.
Gordon, in his first year with the Houston Rockets (34-14), has led the league in made 3-pointers for …
Hall of Fame basketball player Reggie Miller wants to meet Lilly King, the sophomore at Indiana University who won two gold medals for the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
King became an Olympic favorite for not backing down to Russia’s Yulia Efimova, who had previously been caught doping. Not only did King stand up to her, but she beat her in the 100 …
Yogi Ferrell will go through a tryout among point guards with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The Indy native and IU product is in Philadelphia and is expected to compete against Chasson Randle, Cat Barber, and Brianté Weber, who the Pacers once considered, for a 10-day Contract.
Veterans Nate Robinson and Jordan Farmar are also being considered, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
The first day teams …