As another NBA postseason has arrived, there’s a number of familiar names involved. Below is a list of former Pacers playing and on the bench, along with those with Indiana ties. The Pacers, meanwhile, failed to make the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.
Hoosier Ties:
- Eric Gordon, New Orleans (North Central HS)
- Mike Conley, Memphis (Lawrence North HS)
- Courtney Lee, Memphis (Pike HS)
- Zach Randolph, Memphis (Marion HS)
- Shelvin Mack, Atlanta (Butler)
- Jeff Teague, Atlanta (Pike HS)
- E’Twaun Moore, Chicago (East Chicago Central HS)
- Tyler Zeller, Boston (Washington HS)
- Mark Cuban, Dallas owner (IU grad)
- Brad Stevens, Boston head coach (Zionsville HS, Depauw, Butler coach)
- Randy Wittman, Washington head coach (Ben Davis, IU)
- Mike Woodson, L.A. Clippers assistant coach (Broad Ripple HS, IU)
- Lawrence Frank, L.A. Clippers assistant coach (IU)
- Monty Williams, New Orleans head coach (Notre Dame)
- Micah Shrewsberry, Boston assistant coach (Cathedral HS, Hanover, Butler, Purdue)
- John Townsend, Memphis assistant coach for player development (Ball State)
- Joe Rogowski, Houston strength and conditioning coach (Depauw)
- Jeff Watkinson, Atlanta strength and conditioning coach (IU strength coach)
Ex-Pacers:
- Leandro Barbosa, Golden State
- Brandon Rush, Golden State
- Jeff Ayres, San Antonio
- James Jones, Cleveland
- Mike Dunleavy, Chicago
- Tyler Hansbrough, Toronto
- Rasual Butler, Washington
- Miles Plumlee, Milwaukee
- Evan Turner, Boston
- Jarrett Jack, Brooklyn
- Jim Boylen, San Antonio assistant coach
- Chad Forcier, San Antonio assistant coach
- Rick Carlisle, Dallas head coach
- Darrell Armstrong, Dallas assistant coach
- James Posey, Cleveland assistant coach
- Walter McCarty, Boston assistant coach
(If I’m missing someone, please send me a tweet or an email.)