He knows the X’s and O’s of all 30 NBA teams, is on the road over 200 days a year, and his work each season begins when the schedule is released, as it was on Aug. 11.
Right then, he begins mapping out his plan, where he needs to be and how he’s going to get there. The entire process will take him into September, …
Yogi Ferrell is ready to begin the next phase of his life, as a professional. After four seasons in Bloomington, the Park Tudor and Indiana University graduate will head to Brooklyn to prepare for training camp near the end of August, one month before camp opens.
Ferrell went through 16 pre-draft workouts but did not get drafted, although teams were interested in drafting and stashing …
CHICAGO, Ill. — Jalen Rose and two dozen students from the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy were in Chicago late last week for an experience of a lifetime. Jeep took care of their travel and then got them hooked up with tickets for Team USA’s exhibition game against Venezuela.
Thursday afternoon, Rose was a man of the people — out at the Navy Pier for an …
The annual Knox Indy Pro Am is set for another season of games, running Tuesday, July 26 through Sunday, August 7. The Indianapolis-based Pro Am typically goes on for several weeks but this year it will be held on seven dates over a two-week period.
Carlos Knox is the man behind the idea. A former pro overseas and standout at IUPUI — he’s in the …
ORLANDO, Fla. — After the Pacers played two Summer League games, they had the Fourth of July to themselves. Before relaxing and hanging out with friends, Glenn Robinson III met me in the hotel lobby to record this episode of the Vigilant Sports Pacers Podcast.
The Pacers signed Robinson III last season to a three-year deal with only a little more than one season guaranteed. …
Indiana’s own Jeff Teague returned home, officially introduced as a member of his hometown team Monday afternoon. A 2007 graduate of Pike High School, Teague is fired up to play home in Indianapolis.
“I’ve always wanted to play for the Pacers,” Teague, 28, said at a press conference held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Listen to the 11-minute press conference, plus a nine-minute breakout session with …
Three new Pacers sat at the table on the dais Friday afternoon, their first day in an official capacity with their new team.
The Pacers acquired Thad Young in a draft-day trade with Brooklyn, signed Al Jefferson to a three-year deal in free agency, and then received Jeremy Evans in a trade with Dallas.
[More on Jefferson with Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer]
In …
Pacers President Larry Bird and head coach Nate McMillan spoke with reporters Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
During the 23-minute press conference, the two discussed their offseason moves, the construction of the team, new pieces, and how they feel about the group going into the 2016-17 season.…