LAS VEGAS — Steve Gansey will continue on as head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Gansey and the team reached agreement on a new multi-year contract prior to the tip-off of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas where Gansey is coaching the Pacers’ entry.
His contract with the Mad Ants, the G League affiliate of the Pacers, expired at the end of June. …
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As the Pacers drew the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Gansey household perked up. It meant Steve and Mike’s teams would square off.
Steve Gansey, 32, just completed his third year as head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ G League affiliate. They went 29-21 and finished second of 13 teams in the Eastern Conference.…
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Trey McKinney Jones was back at the St. Vincent Center in Indianapolis on Wednesday. He took part in his first Pacers practice since the calendar turned to 2018.
He was with the Pacers for Summer League and then in training camp, but a shoulder injury forced him to only watch in camp. The 27-year-old was not drafted after graduating from the University of Miami, and …
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The Pacers signed Fort Wayne Mad Ants guard Trey McKinney Jones to a 10-day contract on Wednesday, marking the first time in franchise history that the Pacers had called up one of their one.
McKinney Jones, who went undrafted in 2013, has spent the majority of his professional career with the Mad Ants. Most recently, after playing on their summer league team, he signed a …
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Victor Oladipo attended the IU-Purdue game in Bloomington, his first IU game since becoming a pro. He was honored before the game.
His former IU teammate, Cody Zeller, discussed Oladipo’s development and how he’s found…
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Edmond Sumner’s rookie season has been anything but typical for a first-year player in professional basketball. He suffered a torn ACL last year while at Xavier University, so most of 2017 was spent rehabbing and getting through the mental challenges of being away from the game he loves.
The Pacers acquired a second second-round pick on draft night and used the pick from New Orleans …
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The next step in Glenn Robinson III’s rehabilitation of his left ankle took him two hours north on Interstate 69, to Fort Wayne on Thursday, where he suited up for the Mad Ants of the G League for just the second time.
Robinson III played 28 minutes and finished with 12 points (5 of 14 from the field, 1 of 4 from range), two rebounds, …
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Edmond Sumner finished with nine points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals in his first 12 minutes of professional basketball. The 22-year-old returned to the court Friday night in Fort Wayne with the Mad Ants of the G League, making his debut with the Pacers organization.
The Pacers acquired the 52nd overall pick in June’s draft from New Orleans for cash considerations — which …
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