The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced Monday the roster for the upcoming single site season to begin in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. This season’s roster contains two Indiana […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced Monday the hiring of Tom Hankins as their new head coach. The 54-year-old Hankins brings vast coaching experience to Fort Wayne. He got started as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State in 1991 after graduating […]
– 18 Teams to Participate at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort Near Orlando – NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2021 – The NBA G League announced today that 18 teams, including 17 NBA G League teams and G League Ignite, will take to the court in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
December 17, 2020 –More than 34,000 JAKKS Pacific Toys were donated this Holiday season to Hoosier children during the 11th Pacers Sports & Entertainment JAKKS Pacific Toy Drive, part of the annual Season of Giving, delivered by Papa John’s. The program, which tipped off on November 16, concluded with two local toy distribution events in […]
NEW YORK, June 4, 2020 – NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim today announced that the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA G League season, which was suspended March 12, has been canceled. The NBA G League’s regular season was scheduled to conclude on March 28. “While canceling the remainder of our season weighs heavily on […]
Tragic events in the black community leave us with a shared sense of sadness and moral outrage. We condemn racism and we fully support those peacefully coming forward in the names of justice and change. Our city and our state are strong and resilient, and we must listen to and respect each other.
NEW YORK, March 12, 2020 –In response to the coronavirus pandemic and following the NBA’s announcement tonight that it is suspending game play, the NBA G League has also suspended the 2019 -20 season, effective after tonight’s games.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – March 6, 2020 – The Indiana Pacers have assigned Alize Johnson to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. This is the 12th assignment this season for Johnson, who played with the Mad Ants against Canton last Sunday. In that March 1 game, Johnson tallied 22 points and […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – March 1, 2020 – The Indiana Pacers have assigned Goga Bitadze and Alize Johnson to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of rhe NBA G League. This is Bitadze’s fifth assignment of the season and the eleventh for Johnson, who played with the Mad Ants at Raptors 905 just last Tuesday. Against […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – February 27, 2020 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have acquired Kavell Bigby-Williams from the Sioux Falls Skyforce in exchange for a 2020 2nd round pick (via Erie) and the player rights of Isaiah Hartenstein. The […]
Photo by Christian Bonin / NBAE via Getty Images February 25, 2020 – Stephan Hicks has broken the Fort Wayne Mad Ants record for three pointers made during February 25’s game visiting Raptors 905. Hicks broke the record with a 26 foot shot at the 9:36 mark of the second quarter in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – February 24, 2020 – The Indiana Pacers have assigned forward Alize Johnson to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. The is Johnson’s tenth G League assignment of the season. Johnson has appeared in 14 games for Fort Wayne this season, averaging 21.8 points over 36.7 minutes per […]
February 2, 2020 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have acquired guard Scoochie Smith from the Canton Charge in exchange for the returning player rights to Omari Johnson. The trade is not subject to any player passing a […]
January 13, 2020 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today the team will celebrate Black History Month with an essay contest for middle school and high school students throughout northeast Indiana as well as northwest Ohio. Beginning today, students wishing […]
January 8, 2020 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have agreed to trade Ike Nwamu to Northern Arizona in exchange for Daxter Miles Jr. The trade is subject to both players passing a physical. In 21 games this […]
Fort Wayne, Ind. — The Indiana Pacers announced they have assigned forwards Alize Johnson and JaKarr Sampson, as well as guard Edmond Sumner to Fort Wayne. All three will be in uniform tonight against the Wisconsin Herd.
Fort Wayne, Ind. — The Indiana Pacers announced they have assigned forwards Goga Bitadze and Alize Johnson to Fort Wayne. Both will be in uniform tonight against the Erie BayHawks.
December 12, 2019 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have acquired forward Ben Moore. He last played for Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta in Turkey and will wear No. 26 beginning Friday night. In four games with Fort Wayne during […]
December 6, 2019 – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have acquired guard Tre Kelley via available player pool. Fort Wayne also announced today the release of guard Jovan Mooring, who appeared in six games this season. Kelley has […]
Fort Wayne, Ind. — The Indiana Pacers announced they have assigned guards Victor Oladipo and Edmond Sumner to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Oladipo and Sumner will participate in practices only with the Mad Ants today, Tuesday and Wednesday as part of their rehabilitation. There will be no interviews with Oladipo today.