For the first time this season, second-year big man Rakeem Christmas has been assigned to the Pacers’ development team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
In making the two-hour drive on I-69 Thursday morning, Christmas will join a group that includes four players from training camp: Ben Bentil, Alex Poythress, Julyan Stone, Nick Zeisloft, along with former IU standout Christian Watford.
It sounds like rookie Ben …
Fort Wayne Mad Ants officials and the coaching staff have spent at least the last week completing scouting reports and pouring over video to prepare for the NBA Development League Draft, set for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET.
They already held the fourth pick in the draft. Less than two weeks before the draft, they sent the rights to Jordan Crawford, a former IU player, …
The Indiana Pacers waived forward Alex Poythress and guard Nick Zeisloft Monday afternoon. Both undrafted free agents participated in practice earlier in the day.
Poythress and Zeisloft had each been working out at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for about two months, and they lasted three weeks in training camp. This opportunity allowed them to take part in an NBA training camp, learn the Pacers’ system, and …
From the video room to the bench, Jhared Simpson has moved to Fort Wayne to join Steve Gansey’s staff with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, league sources told VigilantSports.com.
This will be his third different role for the Pacers, who own the D-League franchise.
In my conversations with Simpson, going back to 2008, he has always discussed his desire to coach. That’s the next step. …
Nick Zeisloft has signed a training camp deal to join the Indiana Pacers, the team announced Thursday.
The Indiana University product inked a one-year, rookie minimum-level deal on Tuesday with $25,000 guaranteed, league sources told VigilantSports.com.
Zeisloft was not one of the 42 players the Pacers brought in for a pre-draft workout in June, and he did not compete in any of the three NBA-sanctioned …
When Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the D-League, one thing team executives stressed was their desire for uniformity between the teams.
“This is a very significant day for Pacers Sports & Entertainment,” said Pacers Sports & Entertainment Vice Chairman Jim Morris last September.
One of the primary purposes of owning their own D-League team was having full control …
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants’ 2015-16 season concluded Friday evening (April 1) with a double-digit home win. They wrapped up the year winners of their final two games … but they lost eight straight prior to that.
After a great start, the Mad Ants faded out of contention. For the first time since the 2011-12 season, they did not quality for postseason play. That’s notable …
The Pacers want to make it clear: They are keeping their NBA Developmental League team — the Mad Ants — in Fort Wayne.
On Wednesday morning, the Mad Ants sent out a news release with a statement from Pacers President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Fuson saying there was “no truth whatsoever” to a rumor that the team was considering to move their D-League team …