Tyler Hansbrough is once again part of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Their first-round pick in 2009, drafted 13th overall, Hansbrough signed a D-League contract in late February.
On Wednesday, the Mad Ants, who have been owned by Herb Simon since 2015, acquired the 31-year-old by claiming him off waivers.
Hansbrough may help fill a void left after the Dallas Mavericks called up rookie Ben Bentil.…
Fort Wayne Mad Ants center Ben Bentil wanted nothing more than an opportunity. That’s what he has worked for, a chance to showcase his talents.
Bentil, a rookie out of Providence, has been called up to The Association for the first time by the Dallas Mavericks. The 6-foot-9 center signed a 10-day contract on Sunday.
So far, his rookie year has been far from the …
Indiana University graduate Christian Watford has been traded by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. The Pacers’ D-League affiliate sent Watford, plus their 2017 third-round pick, to Raptors 905 in exchange for forward Jarrod Uthoff.
Just over a year ago, on January 4, 2016, the Mad Ants acquired the rights to Watford in a deal with Reno.
Appearing in 20 games this season with Fort Wayne, …
Friday night in Fort Wayne, the Mad Ants play Westchester in their final game of 2016 and they are having a spectacular promotion.
90s night.
And while any team can do this, it’s all in the execution. So far, so good.
The Mad Ants, who are 12-4 and atop the Central Division, will be wearing specially designed uniforms with “Mad Ants” in a font and …
Indy native D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was signed by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ Development League affiliate. The move came on Tuesday as they acquired him via the available player pool.
Most recently, Smith-Rivera was waived by the Windy City Bulls on December 5th. Appearing in six games, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.
Smith-Rivera turned 24 last …
The Pacers recalled rookie wing Georges Niang Monday morning after he completed his first stint with their Development League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
Indiana assigned Niang to the Mad Ants on Tuesday in the midst of their longest road trip of the season. Everyone on the roster was healthy and he wasn’t going to get playing time.
That’s when using the D-League is …
Pacers forward Georges Niang has been assigned to their D-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, for the first time of his career.
This move comes as a result of the team finally having a clean bill of health 21 games into the regular season.
Niang, the 50th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, has been inactive the last two games and he hasn’t played …
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Pacers forward Rakeem Christmas will be hearing it from his teammates as he rejoined the team, recalled from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, on Monday. He was on the bad end of a fierce throw down that was …