SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Pike High School product Jeff Teague is more than a basketball player, he’s now entrepreneur. And he has invested money back into the city that has given him so much, and helped open doors for a successful career in the NBA.
Teague, who turns 29 in three weeks, is opening The Factory, a franchise of D1 Sports Training, in mid-August at 6331 …
T.J. Leaf took part in the Pacers’ fourth pre-draft workout. He is just 20 years old, born in 1997 (!!!), and declared for the draft after just one season at UCLA.
Under coach Steve Alford, Leaf averaged 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He made 61.7 percent of his field goals.
He has ties to the state, too. His parents are from Indy and …
He didn’t grow up in Indiana, but he was born here. And, as long as he’s in basketball, his ties to the basketball state will be discussed.
Bryce Alford, son of Indiana Hall of Fame Steve Alford, the 1983 Indiana Mr. Basketball winner, completed his second pre-draft workout on Monday. His first was before the Draft Combine for the Clippers in Los Angeles, nearby where …
Ben Davis High School product Trevor Thompson was one of four guys with ties to the state to work out at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday. The other three: Bryce Alford (UCLA), Trevon Bluiett (Park Tudor and Xavier), and Vince Edwards (Purdue).
Whether it was smart planning, a way to stand out, or just his shoe of choice, Thompson wore Paul George’s black signature shoe, …
Vince Edwards, along with Caleb Swanigan, are two Boilermakers that still must make a decision by the NBA deadline of 5:00 pm ET on May 24.
“I haven’t really slept easy at all,” he said regarding his upcoming decision after working out with the Pacers on Monday. It’s his second time going through the pre-draft process.
“There wasn’t too many teaching points,” he said of …
Pacers head coach Nate McMillan decided that Thursday would be his first day spent inside the massive grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, just over five miles north west of his home away from home, Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
But he wouldn’t do it alone. It would be a staff outing at IMS on this practice day for the 33 cars entering the field for the …
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Several hours before the NBA announces the All-NBA voting, which has a serious a impact on Paul George and his future with the Pacers, head coach Nate McMillan and his staff were enjoying a trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The bunch toured the Andretti Autosport garages, observed work being done to the cars, and spoke with several members in the garage …
Semi Ojeleye was part of the second group of six the Pacers brought in for a pre-draft workout. Ojeleye said they went through a lot of “high competition stuff,” battling one another and going through the team’s actions. Then, they wanted to see how the players would fight through fatigue when putting up shots.
Ojeleye, who’s 22 years old, spent his first two seasons at …